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Published 13:33 29 Nov 2018 GMT
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The former Tottenham and Liverpool forward set records in club and international football that seem unlikely to ever be bettered by any Irish player.
Since Keane announced his retirement, there has been a flood of tributes to the 38-year-old.
Former teammates, from Gareth Bale to David Beckham, Steven Gerrard to Rio Ferdinand, wished him well in his new role as Ireland coach, and congratulated him on his playing career.
https://twitter.com/GarethBale11/status/1068102215221559296
https://twitter.com/Torres/status/1068030028892512257
https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/1067916463753912320
https://twitter.com/magee18/status/1067853038721875969
https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1067884726311165952
https://twitter.com/PaddyMcCourt15/status/1067834443728109568
https://twitter.com/No1shaygiven/status/1067793295764537346
https://twitter.com/MickyBridges8/status/1067971779983855616
https://twitter.com/mattholland8/status/1067790826028322816
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqvGYarH82I/
While some of his former teams, and the leagues he played in, did likewise.
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1067763290489724928
https://twitter.com/crumlinunited/status/1068091268272664576
https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1068029348849086466
https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1068112337679331328
https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1067771356484374528
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1067743280513904640
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1067882346689568768
https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1067815009076547584
https://twitter.com/Coventry_City/status/1067747172291088384
https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1067802939950096384
https://twitter.com/Wolves/status/1067854890792378368
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1067809088778584065
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