FORMER GAA PUNDIT Joe Brolly has slammed former Ireland footballer Roy Keane for his comments around the Qatar World Cup.
Keane is doing punditry work for ITV and was involved in a debate about Qatar hosting the World Cup.
The middle eastern country have come under fire for their stance towards migrant workers and LGTQ+ people.
Keane like many others believes that Qatar should not have been given the tournament by FIFA.
Speaking earlier today after Argentina's 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia the Cork native said: "The World Cup shouldn’t be here. It’s been mentioned about the corruption regarding FIFA. But the way they have treated migrant workers and gay people."
“That needs to be brought up. They shouldn’t have the World Cup; you can’t treat people like that… We all love football and we’re on about spreading the game, but to just dismiss human rights like this is not right."
“It shouldn’t be here,”
People fawning over Roy Keane. “The World Cup shouldn’t be here” he says, yet there he is, in person, at the World Cup. Soccer’s very own Nelson Mandela. https://t.co/LsCHyrVBrB
— Joe Brolly (@JoeBrolly1993) November 22, 2022
The former Manchester United player received widespread praise for his comments from various people on Twitter.
Well known Irish journalist Richard Chambers shared the video of Keane making the comments.
GAA personality Brolly replied to Chamber's tweet essentially calling out Keane for his hypocrisy in travelling to a country he didn't believe he should be in.
Brolly tweeted "People fawning over Roy Keane. “The World Cup shouldn’t be here” he says, yet there he is, in person, at the World Cup. Soccer’s very own Nelson Mandela."
He also responded to another user who said " Roy Keane is brilliant", by saying, " We shouldn’t be here? He is there.
The conversation continued, where Brolly challenged the notion that Keane was there for a job.
"He is invited there as a freelance pundit, Brolly added
"Entirely his choice whether to go or not."
The World Cup runs until the 16th of December.
