Robbie ready to take on England

Captain Robbie Keane will be fit to lead the Republic of Ireland into friendly battle with England at Wembley.

The 32-year-old, who has missed the last three games for club Los Angeles Galaxy with an ankle injury, was today named in Giovanni Trapattoni’s provisional 28-man squad for the friendlies against England, Georgia and Spain either side of next month’s World Cup qualifier clash with the Faroe Islands.