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Saipan
2025
Synopsis
Japan, 2002. The Irish football team decamps to the island of Saipan to train for the FIFA World Cup. Their star player and captain, Roy Keane, is outraged at leadership’s subpar preparations and quarrels with manager Mick McCarthy, who removes him from the squad on the eve of the tournament.
Editorial
Approaching Irish history through the lens of overblown tabloid fodder, Saipan dissects one of world football’s most infamous punch-ups. Comedy legend Steve Coogan deploys his prodigious powers of mimicry with droll aplomb, punctuating this farcical media satire with deft moments of pathos.
