LOS ANGELES – LA Galaxy legend Robbie Keane is taking the next step in his career in the beautiful game.
The Republic of Ireland Football Association announced on Sunday that Keane, the nation’s all-time leading goalscorer, will be joining the coaching staff of new national team boss Mick McCarthy.
Keane will join longtime McCarthy right-hand-man Terry Connor as the two staff assistant coaches. The appointment is a reunion for the two men as McCarthy famously coached a Keane-led Republic of Ireland at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
In a press conference announcing the hiring, the new Ireland boss revealed that it was Keane, who suggested the appointment himself in vintage fashion.