Keane: Retirement tough to contemplate

Robbie Keane admits it took him very little time to decide against following Damien Duff and Shay Given in to international retirement this summer.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012 - 20:41

Robbie Keane admits it took him very little time to decide against following Damien Duff and Shay Given in to international retirement this summer.

Like Duff and Given, Keane has been part of the upholstery of the Republic of Ireland team for the best part of a decade and a half.

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