David Beckham posts touching tribute to Robbie Keane

David Beckham has paid tribute to Robbie Keane, after he announced his retirement earlier today.

The Tallaght native announced his retirement from international football through a statement posted on his Facebook page, leaving Irish football fans with a heavy heart.

Since the announcement, Robbie’s footballer pal David Beckham posted a sweet message to Instagram – congratulating him on his success.

“145 caps , 67 goals .. Passion and love for the game especially when playing for his country .. Doesn’t matter where he plays he scores goals..

145 caps , 67 goals .. Passion and love for the game especially when playing for his country .. Doesn’t matter where he plays he scores goals.. Sad to see Keano retiring from Ireland but this last game wed should be a huge celebration.. Congrats mate @robbiekeane ??? @lagalaxy

A photo posted by David Beckham (@davidbeckham) on Aug 24, 2016 at 10:12am PDT

“Sad to see Keano retiring from Ireland but this last game wed should be a huge celebration.. Congrats mate @robbiekeane @lagalaxy.”