Cartwheels in Hollywood

Aug 26, 2011 - Arjun Gyani

“Well, watch this and see movement and finish of the highest order. Robbie Keane is (written) all over this goal. It’s just a brilliant, brilliant goal, from start... to finish,” Andy Gray describing Robbie Keane’s goal against Manchester City in an FA Cup replay in 2004.

Tottenham Hotspurs went on to lose that game 3-4, leading 3-0 at the half. Robbie Keane’s career seems to have taken a similar nosedive over the last few years. Keane started off playing for an Irish schoolboy team called Crumlin United, when Merseyside giants Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers came to him with a professional contract. Keane chose the first division side over Liverpool and went on to become one of the most celebrated footballers from Ireland.

In came Liverpool again and Keane signed for the club of his dreams. It seems like Keane lost all his Lucky Charms on joining the Reds. He is the latest recruit in Hollywood, as a two year deal worth $3.5 million was signed between Robbie and LA Galaxy. Keane joins the likes of team-mate David Beckham and the man he replaced in LA — Juan Pablo Angel—as well as former team-mate Teemu Tainio, German legend Torsten Frings, Barca star Rafael Marquez and a player he knows all too well, Thierry Henry, in a growing list of erstwhile famous names that are playing in the MLS in an effort to prolong their playing career.

With games coming like Homer Simpson in a Lamborghini — thick and fast, Keane needs to find his shooting boots soon. He netted on his debut making a trademark run to latch onto Beckham’s pass, round the keeper and score. Hope there are many more to come.

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