Robbie Keane still loving the game

When a journalist infiltrated the ranks of the football press and identified herself as a ‘showbiz’ writer yesterday, Robbie Keane immediately quipped that she should talk to his wife.

He went on to dutifully answer a few lifestyle questions anyway: yes, he misses Ireland and hopes to move the family home from LA some day but definitely not just yet, and yes, his son, Robbie Jnr, is showing signs of following in his dad’s footsteps.

“He’s a leftie. He’s good and is starting in a team in a few weeks when we go back. He’s only five years of age. I don’t know if he’s the next best thing but he certainly has potential.”