No appeal by Keane over ban and fine

Manchester United captain Roy Keane has not appealed to the English Football Association over a five-match ban and a record fine of 150,000 pounds ($234,600), the FA announced on Friday.

Keane, who was found guilty on two charges of disrepute by the FA last month, had 14 days to appeal against the decision but Friday's deadline passed without the Irish midfielder contacting the organisation.

"Keane had 14 days in which to respond from Friday 18th October, the date on which he was sent official notification of the hearing findings," the FA said in a statement.

Keane's ban is due to start on Monday. He faced disrepute charges over a claim in his autobiography that he deliberately set out to hurt Manchester City midfielder Alf Inge Haaland in a game in April 2001.

The first charge related to the tackle itself which earned Keane a red card, while the second addressed the question of the Irishman publishing an account of the incident for financial reward.

Keane had hoped the joint representation of his solicitor Michael Kennedy and lawyer Maurice Watkins would sway the verdict his way during the seven-hour hearing at Bolton's Reebok Stadium.

United manager Alex Ferguson also turned up for the hearing, but the three-man committee decided to accept the FA's case, which was led by top barrister Jim Sturman.

Keane, who will be available to return for United's premier league match against title rivals Arsenal on December 7, has not played because of a hip injury since being sent off against Sunderland on August 31 for elbowing his former Ireland international team mate Jason McAteer.