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Published 13:52 8 Jan 2016 GMT
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Keane's completion of the coaching course comes days after Steve Nash, and Phoenix Sun's owner Robert Sarver, bought a controlling stake in Real Mallorca.
The NBA legend is a big football fan, and will reportedly have a day-to-day involvement with the side currently competing in Spain's second division.
Keane and Nash also appear to be friends, with the 35-year-old calling out the former point-guard, and Mikey Rourke, for the ice bucket challenge back in August 2014.
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There's also the fact that Keane's career has taken him from Dublin to Wolverhampton to Milan, Leeds to London and to his current post in Los Angeles.
It's safe to say the Dubliner has no issue moving to find work, and would unlikely be put off by swapping the beaches of LA for those in Mallorca.
Keane's playing career looks like continuing for at least another season, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see him working with Nash at Mallorca at some point in the not too distant future.
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