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Oisin Doherty

Robbie Keane spotted in London with disgraced former FAI boss John Delaney and Portugal icon Luis Figo

Robbie Keane was all smiles as he was pictured with disgraced former FAI CEO John Delaney and Portuguese football legend Luis Figo in London.

Keane, who is set to be appointed to a new UEFA advisory council along with Figo, met up with the former Real Madrid star to go watch shopping in the UK capital.

After grabbing a bite to eat at a restaurant, the former Ireland and Portugal captains were joined by John Delaney on the street.

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The trio shared a laugh and an embrace before heading their separate ways.

The 55-year-old Delaney was appointed CEO of the FAI in 2004. He left the role in controversial circumstances in 2019 amidst revelations of financial mismanagement of the FAI.

When Delaney resigned, he left behind an association that had lost €5.1 million in 2019 and had net liabilities of almost €70 million.

In January 2020, a rescue package of more than €30 million was agreed upon between the FAI and the Irish government.

As a result of the controversy, Delaney also resigned from his position on the highly coveted UEFA Executive Committee.

Delaney, who was formerly engaged to model Emma English before their break-up in 2020, recently appealed against a high-court judgement that ordered over 1,000 of his work emails to be made available to the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA).

The CEA has been investigating Delaney and the FAI since February 2020.

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