You know he hasn’t died, Roddy?
Given some of the eulogies he’s been receiving, you’d be forgiven for thinking Robbie Keane had been struck by lightning and moved on to the great six-yard box in the sky.
He hasn’t. He’s just announced he won’t be playing for Ireland anymore.
Adding to the nation’s grief is the nation’s favourite obituarist, Roddy Doyle, who has written about Keano’s decision to concentrate on his soccerball career in the United States.
Worth reading, if nothing else, for the line on Stephen Ireland.
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