35 Reasons Why We Love Robbie Keane

Happy 35th birthday to Robbie Keane. Here are 35 reasons we love Ireland's all-time top-scorer.

1. The goal against Germany

2. And it inspiring this comment

3. That colour combination

4. Pride in being Irish captain

5. 140 caps for Ireland

6. 65 goals for Ireland

7. He's the highest scoring active international footballer.

8. 123 Premier League goals

9. The cartwheel

10. The machine gun

11. This

12. A combined transfer fee of £115m, making him one of the most expensive players of all-time

13. Scoring for Ireland every year since his debut in 1998

14. An all-time record of 21 goals in European Championship qualifiers

15. Scoring in 3 consecutive matches against Germany, Saudi Arabia and Spain at World Cup 2002

16. "He's certainly one of the best players in the MLS"

17. Morrissey's his cousin

18. He knows President Michael D. Higgins

19. And Barack Obama

20. Charity work

21. Improving style

22. The singing

23. Honesty when benched against Scotland

 If the manager wants to play one up-front, I'm not fucking Niall Quinn and I'm not Shane Long

24. Managing to play for all 10 of his boyhood clubs

25. He's a joker

26. Being the MLS' most valuable player last season

27. When LA Galaxy came to Dublin

28. The penalties

29. When Spurs came to Coppers

30. "Jesus, you're trying to kill me here, we just won the championship"

31. Claudine

32. 17 years in an Irish jersey

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33. Complete dedication to the Green shirt

34. Still loves playing for Ireland

35. He's still got it