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Keane targeting Sweden game
- Updated: June 2, 2016
Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane is hoping to be fit in time to face Sweden in his side’s opening match of the European Championship later this month.
Keane was a major doubt for the whole tournament after suffering a thigh injury in training prior to Ireland’s 2-1 loss to Belarus on Wednesday evening.
However, the 35 year-old LA Galaxy forward was named in Martin O’Neill’s 23-man squad following the defeat in Cork.
Keane now faces a race against time to be fit for Ireland’s opening Group E match against Sweden on June 13.
“It’s never nice when you get injured, certainly at this stage, but lucky for me it’s not as bad as I first thought,” said Keane, who has scored 67 goals in 143 appearances for his country.
“I thought it …
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