Long hails 'extraordinary' Keane

Shane Long led the tributes to Republic of Ireland skipper Robbie Keane after watching him write himself into the history books with a match-winning display in Macedonia.

Keane became the first player from Ireland and the UK to score 50 senior international goals when he blasted the Republic into an eighth-minute lead in Skopje last night, and his nerveless 37th-minute strike made sure of three precious Euro 2012 qualifying points.