Tommy Martin: Why would Keano break ranks with football’s code of wilful ignorance?

“This is the last time I will say it: I do not want to get into the politics,” said Keane at his Maccabi press conference.

KEANE TO GO: Robbie Keane has been hired to coach Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

It was a shame not to hear Robbie Keane’s thoughts on the Israeli-Palestine conflict as he spoke to the media following his appointment as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager.

After decades of bloodshed, brutality and interminable efforts from global leaders to broker peace talks, the views of the Tallaght sharpshooter would surely have added key nuance to the debate.