Wolves manager Mick McCarthy and Sunderland counterpart Roy
Keane have made up their differences after their World Cup spat in
2002.
McCarthy was Republic of Ireland manager when midfielder Keane was
thrown out of the Republic camp at the World Cup finals in Japan
and South Korea.
Keane has since retired from playing and the former Manchester
United player is now in charge at the Stadium of Light.
McCarthy told the club's official website,
www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk: "I wanted to enquire about a couple of
players and I always believe that you should speak to the manager
direct.
"That's no different with Roy now he is manager at Sunderland, so I
picked up the phone and he accepted the call.
"We both felt it was the right time to talk and it was a cordial
conversation.
"We chatted about the players and a couple of other things that
will remain private.
"It's been four years now and it should be put to bed. Life goes
on.
"The only two people who weren't getting anything out of it were me
and Roy.
"It's the media that drives it on and we've both got difficult
enough jobs without others putting spanners in it."