ROBBIE KEANE HAS officially signed for LA Galaxy according to Sky Sports News.
Earlier in the day, it had been announced that Keane was rushing to sign on the dotted line before the US transfer window was due to close at 5am this morning.
Keane, who has been linked with several clubs of late following his predominantly unhappy second spell at Tottenham, released a statement via LA Galaxy’s official website:
“I have always wanted to come and play in MLS so it’s the perfect combination for me and a dream come true.”
Keane added that the move was “a massive opportunity” for him and indicated that David Beckham’s praise for the club when training with Tottenham was an integral factor in his decision to move there.
Ex-USA manager and current LA Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena expressed his delight amid news that the club had captured Keane, saying:
“Robbie Keane will be a great addition to our club. I have followed his career and have always respected his ability as a competitor and a goalscorer.”
The impact that the move will have on his international career is currently unclear, as playing for Galaxy will mean Keane will be forced to endure 11-hour flights from LA to Ireland and back again.
He is currently Ireland’s all-time top goalscorer with 51 goals in 109 appearances.
Wasn’t it also his dream to play for Liverpool and Celtic. Robbie dreams a lot apparently.
very true well said. I believe its in the Irish blood dreaming, the Celtic tiger, no recession, plenty of jobs etc etc
Sounds a bit more like Claudine’s dream came true.
Best of luck to him, he is a great servant of the Irish soccer team.
Pisses me off when people knock him. His goal scoring record for Ireland certainly won’t be broken in our lifetimes
wow goal for a petty country big deal its not like we are Brazil or Spain its Ireland no one cares!!!!!!!!!!
Remind me again when his last meaningful goal against a top nation was ? oh yeah it was against Germany in the south korea world cup…guy has a good scoring record for Ireland but only scores against small lesser nations I.E Cyprus.any time we play a decent team he spends most of it flapping about on the pitch going through the motions looking like he is trying to land airoplanes.
Goals against France and Italy in 2010 World Cup Qualification don’t ring a bell? Then again, what is the definition of a “meaningful goal”?
Stop with the common sense and facts Killian! This is the interweb dammit!
Sorry Andrew, I thought this was Boards. My mistake.
Robbie keane off to la galaxy. Good move for him easy money crap league . Bit like when he was at celtic
Hopefully he’ll exact some revenge on Thierry
Fair play to the man. In fairness, It’s some career he’s had so far. Good luck to him
Alan, nobody is knocking him in the comments above.
Robbie Keane
New club
The shock !
Well if he doesn’t get his game over there, Hollywood is only across the road. Hard to believe for a good player he warmed every bench of all the clubs he was with, with the exception of Celtic sorry.
Celtic are not exactly premiershit standard are they ?
his had more clubs than tiger woods
Robbie ‘s running from the media and wisppers about his private life but good luck to him anyway!
The trap won’t be happy..
what a bogger, he gas said the same words time and time again he’s a broken record all the clubs he had signed for he says this is a dream cone true what rubbish. I guess that’s the last of him we will see, as he will get a fat paycheck, pack it in for Ireland and live in the Bahamas saying "Fuck you pricks in Ireland"
Seriously, what is your problem? Is your life really that shit that you have to spew your bile for everyone reading this site to see? Is that what gets you off you sad little man…………..
Well put Fergal. Also, surely Robbie Keane is the exact opposite of a bogger, hailing from Tallaght and all that.
And who could blame him with attitudes like yours Derek!
Has any manager from the 8 clubs he was with for 2 seasons or less (excluding first stint at Spurs) every said why he ever made it with the?
Harry Rednapp droped him originally saying it was his attitude and refered to him as a luxury item that teams can offered when doing well but not when they need consistency.
Wasn’t that while he was the captain at Spurs?