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Byrne, Luke (22 February 2013). "Heaven knows I'm happy now, says Robbie's cousin Morrissey". Irish Independent . Retrieved 22 February 2013. "Robbie's grandfather is a cousin to Morrissey's father." ... Morrissey stated, "Family tree aficionados will be aware that Robbie and I share the same Irish blood; his late grandfather (Thomas Nolan) being my own father's cousin". McNulty, Phil (1 July 2008). "Liverpool face battle for Keane". BBC Sport . Retrieved 30 July 2008. Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic of Ireland won the UEFA U16 and U18 European championships in 1998, and Keane was part of the victorious U18 side in Cyprus. [164] In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic of Ireland reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts. [165] His first Republic of Ireland cap came against the Czech Republic in Olomouc in March 1998. [166] He scored his first senior international goals against Malta in October that year. [167] On 18 March 2012, Keane scored twice in a 3–1 home win over D.C. United for the Galaxy's first win of the season. [118] In July, with five goals including consecutive braces, he was voted MLS Player of the Month. [119] He finished with 16 regular season goals, fourth in the league's top scorers, and was one of three strikers named in the MLS Best XI, alongside Thierry Henry and Chris Wondolowski. [120] His two goals in a 4–2 win over Toronto on 22 September sealed a place in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. [121]Mason, Glenn (26 March 2011). "Republic of Ireland 2–1 FYR Macedonia". RTÉ Sport . Retrieved 12 September 2016. Henrik Larsson's son scores a fantastic goal for Helsingborg (03/2015): His dad scored an incredible 242 goals for Celtic and won trophies in Scotland, Spain, the Netherlands and England during a glittering career. Celtic target John Guidetti pleads with FIFA: Give me the chance to be the new H (09/2014): MANCHESTER CITY striker Guidetti's loan move to Parkhead has been caught up in red tape and even if it does get the green light from FIFA it looks as if he's missed the Euro cut-off. a b "Tottenham striker Robbie Keane joins Celtic". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010 . Retrieved 1 February 2010. LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane wins 2014 Volkswagen MLS Cup MVP". LA Galaxy. 7 December 2014 . Retrieved 7 December 2014.

Keane moved to Liverpool in July 2008 but he spent only six months at the club before returning to Tottenham, where he was made first team captain. In January 2010, he moved on loan to Scottish Premier League side Celtic for the rest of the season, and spent the second half of the following season loaned to West Ham United. He left Tottenham for LA Galaxy in 2011, and in January 2012 went to Aston Villa on a two-month loan during the Major League Soccer (MLS) off-season. He departed LA Galaxy in 2016 having scored 104 goals across six seasons, before a short stint with Indian club ATK. Keane announced his retirement from professional football in November 2018. In total, he scored 126 Premier League goals for six different clubs, which ranks him as the 15th-most successful goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. Blake, Ben (23 July 2016). "Robbie Keane ghosts into the box to score after some pretty non-existent defending". The42. TheJournal.ie . Retrieved 27 July 2016. Robbie Keane and Keiren Westwood in Ireland squad for Euro 2016". RTÉ Sport. 1 June 2016 . Retrieved 31 October 2016.Robert David Keane was born and raised in Tallaght, Dublin, [5] the son of Anne and Robert Keane. He started his football career with local club Fettercairn before joining Dublin schoolboy team Crumlin United at the age of 10, where his talent was seen and recognised at an early age. [6] He also played Gaelic football until he was 15, before giving it up to pursue a football career. [7] Keane received offers from both Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers, but decided to go to the First Division side, judging that it would be harder to break into the first team at Liverpool. [8] He moved to Wolverhampton four days before his 16th birthday in July 1996, joining their youth team. [9] [10] Club career [ edit ] Wolverhampton Wanderers [ edit ] Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". Major League Soccer. 20 July 2015 . Retrieved 26 October 2015. Keane progressed through Wolves' youth ranks and made his professional debut aged 17 on 9 August 1997, scoring twice against Norwich City. [11] The following season he excelled at the club, earning praise from both the press and Wolves manager Colin Lee. [12] He went on to be the club's leading scorer, with 16 goals in the 1998–99 season. [8] Keane's performances and goalscoring record with both Wolves and his national team attracted much interest from larger clubs and a move for the young striker seemed imminent given Wolves' finances. [13] [14] However, with three years left on his contract, Wolves sought a high price for their Irish star and managing director John Richards stated his reluctance to sell Keane unless their asking price was met. [15] Coventry City [ edit ] Irish eyes are smiling at Celtic awards night". Celtic F.C. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010 . Retrieved 19 April 2010. See also: List of international goals scored by Robbie Keane Keane with the Republic of Ireland national team in 2004