Keane was asked about it in a discussion with Micah Richards and Clinton Morrison, who was in Ireland's 2002 squad

Keane said he hasn't seen the film when it was brought by his former Manchester United teammate Wanye Rooney

Christy, a sensitive and uplifting story of a young Cork man finding independence after leaving foster care, received 14 nominations. 

The producer of the movie Saipan was told he was ‘mad’ to work on a film about the Irish team at the 2002 World Cup.