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- Robbie’s first cousin is footballer Jason Byrne. Robbie is also a second cousin of singer Morrissey. Robbie’s grandfather, Thomas Nolan, was Morrissey’s father’s cousin.
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Aug 11, 2020 · It was seven years ago that Robbie Keane discovered he's related to Morrissey, the frontman of The Smiths. The two are cousins, a fact Keane's mother had forgotten to tell her son.
Sep 21, 2020 · Former Spurs and Liverpool striker Robbie Keane has revealed he found out by chance he is the cousin of Smiths legend Morrissey. The ex-Irish international had no idea he was related to the...
Mar 20, 2013 · Troubadour Morrissey revealed last month in a blog post that he had traced back his family tree to Dublin’s Captains Road where his father grew up alongside his cousin Thomas Nolan, Robbie’s late...
Aug 12, 2020 · "It was seven years ago that Robbie Keane discovered he's related to Morrissey, the frontman of The Smiths. The two are cousins, a fact Keane's mother had forgotten to tell her son. "You can see the resemblance - he's the image of my uncle," Keane told BT Sport before recounting how found out about his connection with the famous singer.
- Keane is related to former Smiths frontman Morrissey. "Robbie and I share the same Irish blood," wrote Morrissey after meeting Robbie Keane for the first time at a Los Angeles Galaxy game in 2013.
- Keane got his chance to play for his boyhood heroes Liverpool FC when they signed him in 2008, but he turned down an earlier chance to hook up with the Anfield club as he opted to move to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at the age of 16, despite interest from the Reds.
- Keane's late father, also called Robbie, was a devoted musician. Ireland fans have made a YouTube hit of a clip of Keane singing Garth Brooks' If Tomorrow Never Comes in a Dublin pub.
- Keane has a surprisingly ordinary nickname: Keano. Early in his playing days he was called Keane-Óg (Óg is the Irish language word for 'young' or 'junior' and he was called that to distinguish him from the other Keane, Roy).
Mar 2, 2013 · ROBBIE Keane isn't the only famous Irish soccer player who is related to former Smiths frontman Morrissey. The singer's grandfather, Patrick Morrissey, was a first cousin of brothers Jack...
Aug 12, 2020 · While young Keano was honing his skills on the streets of Tallaght during the 1980s, his (second) cousin Morrissey was performing in arenas around the world. Just days ago, Morrissey called on fans to pray for his mother Elizabeth, who is currently ill.
