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Published 22:38 24 Sept 2016 BST
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Keane left the squad before the tournament, or was sent home, depending on the account, and as the world's media descended on his home, Ireland went on to reach the last-16.
The incident has become embedded in Irish popular culture, and even acted as the inspiration for a musical.
It appeared as though almost every detail from the event has been covered, particularly by Keane in his two autobiographies, but his former teammate Jason McAteer has shed some new light on the incident.
The former Ireland and Liverpool midfielder has a book of his own coming out, and it is being serialised in The Sunday Independent.
In Sunday's newspaper, McAteer reveals, following the argument between Mick and Roy in the team meeting, he went to Keane's room to confront his teammate about his actions.
And to ask for his DVDs back.
"I want to have it out with Roy," McAteer writes.
"I do go to his room with the idea of getting back some DVDs I'd lent him but my real motive is to see if Roy is really serious about going home."However, Keane was in no mood to chat and was speaking with physio Mick Byrne, so McAteer didn't get far.
"Now we have a World Cup to play without one of the best midfielders in the world. And no DVDs!"McAteer also claims that the Ireland squad found out before they left for Asia that some members of the England squad were taking bets on whether Keane would storm out before the tournament began. [caption id="attachment_96598" align="alignnone" width="778"]
Via Cormac Burke.[/caption]
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