Injured Long gets contract extension

There was some consolation for Burnley’s stricken Cork man Kevin Long yesterday with news of a contract extension being granted to the centre-back.

Having waited all season for his Premier League debut, Long’s first taste of top-flight action on Thursday ended after just 20 minutes.

The former Cork City defender had been introduced as a sub at Newcastle United only to suffer a serious knee injury that required him to be stretchered off.