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Eamon Doggett

Robbie Keane and his son both score for Tottenham in charity match

Robbie Keane and his son Robbie Junior were on the Tottenham Hotspur scoresheet in a 7-1 charity football match victory.

Spurs legend Keane togged out at a sold-out Bishop's Stortford FC alongside many of his former teammates, including Ledley King, Jermaine Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Edgar Davids.

They took on an opposition team including Yaya Toure, Joe Cole, Wayne Routledge and celebrities such as Mark Wright, Jonathan Trott and Billy Wingrove.

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And Keane, 42, showed that he still has all the talent that made him a favourite at White Hart Line in a virtuoso display.

Keane got the opening two goals for his side before he turned provider for Jermaine Defoe, who would go on to grab a hat-trick.

The Dubliner was then joined on the pitch by his son Robbie Junior who joined his father up front.

Keane Jr threatened to score a number of times before his dad played him in to find the net and make it 7-1.

The event was arranged by Spurs' long-serving head kitman Dukes in memory of his father Charlie and to help raise funds for the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and other charities.

Keane said after the match: "I'm very close personally to Dukesy so to help him with this and be part of it was great. It was brilliant and to be for charity as well, it's a great cause. Something good came from bad circumstances with what he's done. It's been a good day and I think everyone enjoyed it.

"I think it shows his popularity that so many people showed up. The players have travelled from afar just to be here. I had a game yesterday with Leeds and I drove down last night. To have my boy on the pitch at the end, Dukesy's son and Harry's grandson was lovely. It was a perfect day."

Former Ireland captain Keane is back on the touchline again as the assistant manager to Sam Allardyce at relegation-threatened Leeds United.

To donate to the fundraising in memory of Charlie Dukes you can head to the JustGiving page right here and you can look out for the latest news on the match auction on Steve's Instagram page right here. For those wishing to put their cause forward to be considered to receive money from the funds raised, they should email cdcharityfootball@yahoo.com

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