‘He can always say he scored at a World Cup’ – Ireland U-17 boss reveals Max Kovalevskis to miss rest of tournament

Max Kovalevskis of Republic of Ireland has been ruled out of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. (Photo By Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile)

Ireland U-17 team boss says that Shamrock Rovers man Max Kovalevskis will be offered every support after he was told that his tournament at the World Cup finals in Qatar is over.

Kovalevskis, who made six league appearances for the Hoops in their title-winning season, suffered a head injury during Ireland’s win over Uzbekistan on Saturday and he was immediatedly ruled out of the final group game, against Panama.