Roy Keane put in his place as UK's football coverage overshadowed by USA

IT's not often Roy Keane is sat there red-faced, speechless and truly humbled. His face turned plum, head dipped into his hand and he barely said another word throughout the five-minute TV segment.

His furious tirades at football players were going to catch up to him one day. And they hit him like a truck on Wednesday night. It's just a shame it wasn't on British TV.

James Maddison wasn't going to do any post-match interviews but when he heard Keane was on the CBS Sports panel - the US broadcaster of European football - there was an opportunity he could not miss.

Dressed in his full kit, the injured Tottenham midfielder gleefully taunted the Manchester United legend and rubbed his nose in it by replicating his trademark darts celebration, which has been at the centre of their public feud all year.

All while Peter Schmeichel's arm - and his winner's medal - were draped around him. The interview was better than the game itself.

We've got to a point where football coverage on TV is superior overseas. We have the best in the business with Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist holding fort during the live action.

But the camaraderie that Kate Abdo, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher drum up in the CBS studio, and the way they bring the best out of their interviewees, leaves the rest of us way behind.

UEFA own goal

UEFA have scored an own goal by not granting England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland automatic entry into Euro 2028.

Everybody loves watching the host nation play in their own home and the spectacle won't be the same if any fail to make it to the tournament.