Robbie Keane: ‘It’s been an emotional week... to get the goal capped the evening’

No-one wanted to let him go.

The selfies started in the tunnel before the game and they kicked in again as Robbie Keane made his way back to a home dressing room that was no sanctuary from the demands: the next twenty minutes were spent signing his teammates’ jerseys.

“It’s been an emotional week for me,” he said. “It’s been incredible, the support I’ve got from people, former players and managers around the world wishing me well. All I wanted to do was go out there and play the game and do well for Ireland. To get the goal capped off the evening.”