Robbie Keane's record of 53 full international goals is the highest number scored by any player from the British & Irish Isles. Those 53 goals have come in 112 internationals including 39 goals in competitive matches. Keane has now scored 18 goals in the European Championships. The previous record was held by England's Bobby Charlton with 49 international goals. Northern Ireland's David Healy has 35 goals. Scotland's Kenny Dalglish & Denis Law each have 30 goals. And Wales' Ian Rush has 28 goals. Robbie Keane Goalscoring Record 1997-2012
How strange. Because there are plenty of threads on here which I don't care about. Yet somehow, I can manage to resist the temptation to open them and post inside them.
Not to mention the Olympic silver medal he won in Sydney for the gymnastics floor exercise and the Archery bronze he won at the same event.
Here's Keane's record compared to some other legendary strikers... please log in to view this image ...arranged by their strike-rates of games played per goals scored.
Andy Murray syndrome strikes again. Why do the British have to latch on to anyone who has any success? Robbie Keane is Irish so leave the British part out of it.