Roy Keane won seven Premier League titles and a Champions League during his career but he knew he had to give up smoking if he wanted to make it as a professional
Roy Keane admits he opted to quit smoking after watching the World Cup in 1982 and deciding he wanted to become a footballer.
Keane concurred before he explained his smoking U-turn: "100 per cent agree. '82 World Cup, amazing. I remember we used to play football after the games in the evening. In 1982, I would have been 11. I was with my friends and we were playing football and we'd have the odd cigarette when we were about 11."
In Manchester he rubbed shoulders with Bryan Robson - England's leading light at the World Cup in 1982. Several of the home nations were present in Spain before Italy, who had the likes of Dino Zoff and Paolo Rossi in their ranks, claimed victory over West Germany. Get breaking Forest news sent direct to your phone Nottingham Forest have a big summer ahead as they plan for a third successive season in the Premier League. With so much going on, you can keep up to date with the very latest developments in our new WhatsApp community. Wherever you are in the world, we will bring you the top Forest stories, whether that be transfer updates, the latest from Nuno or analysis of the big talking points - sent straight to your phone.
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