Middlesbrough role would not affect Robbie Keane's Irish job

Ireland's record goalscorer and striker would be able to continue to work under Mick McCarthy if he took the role.

Robbie Keane is weighing up an offer to join Middlesbrough as an assistant manager but if he takes up the job it will not interfere with his commitments to Ireland.

Keane would link up with former team mate Jonathan Woodgate who is about to be named the new Middlesbrough manager but, speaking in at a Euro 2020 event in Crumlin Children’s Hospital this morning, Ireland’s record goal-scorer made it clear that a condition of this taking the job would be that is able to remain on as an assistant coach to Mick McCarthy in the international set-up.