17 years after first Ireland game together, fan still thinks Roy and Robbie Keane are related

Keane. Keane. Easy mistake?

LA Galaxy announced last night that Robbie 'MVP' Keane had signed a contract extension. The MLS club failed to mention how long the Irishman's contract has been extended for, but we are assuming that, considering the fanfare that accompanied the news, it must be more than a fortnight. Keane is back in Ireland, ahead of this Saturday's Euro 2016 Qualifier against Scotland, so it was left to Galaxy coach Bruce Arena to wax lyrical about his star striker. One Twitter user was quick off the mark to respond to the announcement. Unfortunately, they sacrificed factually reality for a place of prominence. [Explicit language alert...] https://twitter.com/SmiggyFIFA/status/608740573399425024 Surely that could not be Roy Keane? After all, the former Manchester United midfielder is only nine years older than his namesake. They played together, at international level, for seven years, starting back in 1998. Surely not.

@patmccarry @LAGalaxy well done

— smIggy Azalea (@SmiggyFIFA) June 10, 2015

That's that cleared up so.