Roy Keane has declared he will move to Australia if England lift the World Cup. The ITV pundit confessed that anxiety sets in when the Three Lions progress to the semi-finals and final of major tournaments.
Keane, 54, has watched England finish as runners-up at the previous two European Championships, having also secured fourth place at the World Cup eight years ago. Yet, he is prepared to pack his bags if they finally triumph this year.
The former Manchester United captain will once again be there to witness it unfold. Keane is set to travel with ITV at some point this week.
Prior to the World Cup getting underway on Thursday, Roy Keane and Micah Richards welcomed Stuart Pearce onto their road trip in the second episode of their new Sky Bet World Cup mini-series, Road To America. Keane said: "I don't want England winning it!"
"But obviously when we're working over there, and you're ITV, you want them to do well. And you know they're gonna go through the knockout games, and when they're getting through, there's a bit of excitement."
"And that's when I start to get worried, when it's semis and finals. 'Please, stop now! Get them out now!'"
When Richards asked whether he would be pleased if England won it, Keane said: "No, I'd be emigrating to Australia."
Turning his attention to England's opening fixture against Croatia, Keane stressed its significance. "Strangely for England, though, their first game is their hardest one - isn't it? - in their group, Croatia," Keane said. "Because some of the other teams could kind of build up to it. But England are straight in there with Croatia."
Pearce chipped in: "If they knock that one over, the first group game, you're in charge of the group." Keane swiftly cut in to say: "Right, OK, chill out a little bit, yeah, because they'll want to top the group."
