Alf Inge Haaland, father of Norwegian star Erling Haaland, reignited his historic feud with Manchester United legend Roy Keane after Norway's controversial elimination by England in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.

Haaland's father wrote on his X account a sarcastic congratulations directed at "Bellingham and the referee," accusing French referee Clément Turpin of "stealing" from Norway after he disallowed a second Norwegian goal following a VAR review that showed Erling Haaland had fouled Elliot Anderson.

Keane's response was swift, launching a scathing remark on the program "Stick to Football," questioning Haaland's father's judgment, saying: "Perhaps alcohol affected his judgment because he always seems to be drinking alcohol during matches."

The 54-year-old former Irish player added: "If you drink alcohol, you see the game differently," in a clear provocative jab at the Norwegian star's father.

The root of the feud between the two men goes back to 2001, when Keane deliberately injured Alf Inge Haaland, who was playing for Manchester City at the time, with a brutal tackle that effectively ended his playing career, an incident Keane later admitted to in his autobiography.

That injury was a delayed revenge by Keane, who had not forgotten Haaland's mockery of him in September 1997 when he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during a match between Manchester United and Leeds United, when Haaland's father accused him of playacting on the pitch.

Despite more than a quarter of a century having passed since that incident, it seems the wounds have not healed between the two parties, as the England-Norway match turned into a new occasion for exchanging accusations and harsh statements, in a new chapter of one of the most famous feuds in the history of English football.