Robbie Keane's son Hudson made off with the football even as the teams were lining up ahead of the Middlesbrough vsTottenham Hotspur match recently.

Robbie Keane has played for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Leeds United in the English Premier League.

Steven Gerrard is out of contract with Los Angeles Galaxy following the completion of the club's season last weekend in the Major League Soccer playoffs.

Striker Robbie Keane will play for Ireland for the last time in Wednesday night's friendly with Oman

The Major League Soccer announced a 23-player roster that will be drawn upon when the elite MLS lineup faces the reigning Bundesliga champions and 2013 European Champions League winners Bayern Munich on August 6 at Portland, Oregon.

Robbie Keane had given Ireland a 22nd-minute lead against Sweden at Lansdowne Road with his 60th international goal. But Johan Elmander's first-half equaliser killed any Irish momentum and Anders Svensson's 57th-minute strike completed the win for Sweden.

Omar Gonzalez scored in the first half, before Keane's pass set up U.S. national team striker Donovan on the hour mark.

The Liverpool skipper scored in the first half and Spaniard striker Iago Aspas got home in injury time off some Luis Suarez trickery, to seal a hard-fought win over the two-times A-League champions.

The result kept alive Ireland's hopes of going to Brazil next year as they remained level on points with second placed Austria in Group C, although both sides still trail runaway leaders Germany by five points.

Keane's international goals are more than double the 21 of Niall Quinn, who is second for Ireland. Keane's 122 international appearances are three shy of the Irish record, held by goalkeeper Shay Given.