Editing Robbie Keane (section)

==Personal life==
Keane married [[Xposé]] presenter<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/claudine-keane-reveals-plans-take-11115433 | title=Claudine Keane plans to swap the catwalk for a career in TV | date=30 March 2016 }}</ref> and former [[Miss Ireland]] contestant Claudine Palmer in [[Ballybrack]] on 7 June 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/08/ireland.footballinireland?gusrc=rss&feed=football |title=All-star wedding for captain Keane |newspaper=The Guardian |first=David |last=Smith |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=30 July 2008}}</ref> They have two sons, born in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0511/keaner.html |title=Baby joy for Robbie & Claudine Keane |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] |date=11 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514115457/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0511/keaner.html |archive-date=14 May 2009}}</ref> and 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/shes-surrounded-by-boys-claudine-keane-shares-first-snap-of-baby-hudson-31598239.html |title=She's surrounded by boys – Claudine Keane shares first snap of baby Hudson |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref> As of 2023, the elder son was playing for [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Loughlin |first1=Mikie |title=Claudine Keane worries for eldest son Robert as he follows in Robbie's footsteps into football |url=https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/claudine-keane-worries-eldest-son-29039179 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=RSVP |date=28 January 2023}}</ref>

Keane is a cousin of English singer [[Morrissey]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/heaven-knows-im-happy-now-says-robbies-cousin-morrissey-29087104.html |title=Heaven knows I'm happy now, says Robbie's cousin Morrissey |newspaper=Irish Independent |first=Luke |last=Byrne |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013 |quote="Robbie's grandfather is a cousin to Morrissey's father." ... Morrissey stated, "Family tree aficionados will be aware that Robbie and I share the same Irish blood; his late grandfather (Thomas Nolan) being my own father's cousin".}}</ref> and has himself been noted for his singing skills.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robbie Keane singing in Gibney's |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=11 October 2011 |url=http://www.independent.ie/video/video-highlights/robbie-keane-singing-in-gibneys-2901670.html |access-date=11 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Robbie Keane singing Garth Brooks in Malahide last night |website=JOE.ie |date=10 October 2011 |url=https://www.joe.ie/sport/video-robbie-keane-singing-in-malahide-last-night-28236 |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ogden |first=Mark |title=Robbie Keane sings karaoke in Dublin bar 48 hours before Armenia game, revealing he is unfit |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 October 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/republic-of-ireland/8818871/Robbie-Keane-sings-karaoke-in-Dublin-bar-48-hours-before-Armenia-game-revealing-he-is-unfit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011201518/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/republic-of-ireland/8818871/Robbie-Keane-sings-karaoke-in-Dublin-bar-48-hours-before-Armenia-game-revealing-he-is-unfit.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2011 |access-date=10 October 2011 |location=London}}</ref> His first cousin is [[Jason Byrne (footballer)|Jason Byrne]], the second-highest goalscorer in [[League of Ireland]] history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Byrne and Keane make it Ireland family affair |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/020a-0e850d3eb6fe-b1a709523db6-1000--byrne-and-keane-make-it-ireland-family-affair/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=3 December 2014 |date=9 June 2013}}</ref> Keane holds a [[Permanent residence (United States)|U.S. green card]] which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-soccer-baxter-20150719-story.html |title=MLS' complicated pay structure means teams have to get creative |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Kevin |last=Baxter |date=18 July 2015 |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref> He achieved his UEFA "A" Licence in January 2016, via the [[Football Association of Ireland]]'s Coach Education Programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016/0108/758592-robbie-keane/ |title=Robbie Keane earns UEFA 'A' Licence |website=RTÉ Sport |date=8 January 2016 |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>

Keane stated his support for the legalisation of [[Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland|same-sex marriage in Ireland]] ahead of the [[Irish referendum legalizing gay marriage|referendum in 2015]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Whooley |first=Declan |title='Every human deserves equal rights' – Conor McGregor has his say on Marriage Equality debate |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/every-human-deserves-equal-rights-conor-mcgregor-has-his-say-on-marriage-equality-debate-31236612.html |access-date=3 September 2017 |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=19 May 2015}}</ref>

Keane and his family are of [[Roman Catholic]] faith<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-14 |title='I couldn't be more proud' - Robbie Keane shares adorable photos of son Robert's First Communion |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/i-couldnt-be-more-proud-robbie-keane-shares-adorable-photos-of-son-roberts-first-communion/35712842.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Irish Independent }}</ref> with him having a [[crucifix]] tattood on his upper left arm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aseme |date=2012-04-25 |title=Tattoo Insights: Robbie Keane Soccer Tattoo Style |url=https://tattooinsights.blogspot.com/2012/04/robbie-keane-soccer-tattoo-style.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Tattoo Insights}}</ref>

Keane is an ambassador for the Children's Medical & Research Foundation in [[Crumlin, Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cmrf.org/about/ambassadors|title=Children's Health Foundation Crumlin}}</ref> Accompanied by his [[LA Galaxy]] teammates, Keane personally presented the hospital with a cheque for $50,000 from the LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife on 18 February 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/robbie-keane-and-la-galaxy-donate-50k-to-children-s-hospital-crumlin-1.2108430|title='Robbie Keane and LA Galaxy donate $50k to Children's Hospital, Crumlin'|date=18 February 2015|newspaper=Irish Times}}</ref>

Keane and his wife Claudine supported the "Our Hospital Heroes" appeal by raising money for front line workers in hospitals across Ireland, by setting up a [[GoFundMe|GoFundme]] page after a family member was diagnosed with COVID-19 and had to be admitted to hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/health-news/robbie-keane-gofundme-hospital-heroes-21869661|title=Robbie Keane sets up Covid-19 GoFundMe after 'close relative' battled illness|first=Edel|last=Hughes|date=15 April 2020|website=Irish Mirror}}</ref> The GoFundme page has raised over €81,000 as of July 2021.