Finnan out of Georgia qualifier

STEVE FINNAN has been forced to pull out of the squad for Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Georgia on Wednesday.

“It’s very disappointing,” the Espanyol man told the Irish Examiner. “Even though I haven’t played much in the last few months, I was really looking forward to coming in for this game. But I’ve picked up a little hamstring problem and I just wouldn’t have been ready for Wednesday.”

It’s the latest blow for the former Liverpool player who has suffered injury woes and struggled to get game time at the Spanish club since leaving Anfield six months ago.