Do you remember when an 18-year-old Robbie Keane burst onto the international scene with two goals against Malta? If so, you are officially old.
All the way back in October 1998, Aerosmith were top of the Irish charts with I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and Ireland football fans were learning that our fresh-faced new striker didn't like missing much either.
Robbie Keane, Ireland's record goalscorer and
notorious sound man, celebrates the big 40th today and while any chance of a party has been scrapped, his wife Claudine has led a number of tributes online to Ireland's former captain, saying he is and 'incredible person, selfless, determined and humble' while congratulating him on 'four decades of amazing adventures.'
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYcMeAHnJE/?igshid=1qf2kuf3di9s0
Other tributes came from the FAI as well as Robbie's' numerous former clubs, teammates and fans...
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1280769840752373762
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1280779706510577664
https://twitter.com/Coventry_City/status/1280778670265622528
https://twitter.com/WolvesFPA/status/1280756016875962369
https://twitter.com/IndSuperLeague/status/1280781532836139009
Many happy returns to Robbie and we're sure he'll be spoiled by Claudine, Robert Junior and Hudson this evening. With 68 international goals under his belt, his age still has a long way to catch up.
(header pic: @claudinekeane1 on Instagram)
