Keane joins exalted company

Robbie Keane fulfilled Niall Quinn’s prediction when he completed a half-century of international goals in Macedonia last night.

The 30-year-old Republic of Ireland skipper struck for the 50th time for his country after just eight minutes and then added a second with 37 minutes played at the Philip II Stadium in Skopje to ease his side to a vital Euro 2012 victory and exorcise the ghosts of their previous two visits.