Carr set to miss summer qualifiers

IRELAND manager Brian Kerr may be without the services of defender Stephen Carr for the next three World Cup qualifiers due to injury.

Newcastle manager Graeme Souness admitted yesterday that the former Spurs player may be forced to travel to the US for surgery to repair a baffling knee problem.

Carr has played just 15 times since his summer move from White Hart Lane last August with his most recent appearance coming in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester United in November.