Rob Elliot: Tears flowed, but now I must be positive

Ireland and Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot admitted the tears flowed when he discovered the seriousness of the knee injury which will rule him out for the rest of the season, including the European Championships in France.

“Sustaining the injury happened in a split second,” Elliot said of the incident in Tuesday night’s game against Slovakia.

“The ball was played across the goal and I moved across to get in line. I dived after the ball as I would do in any training session or any game, but I felt pain straight away. Watching it back, I grabbed my knee before I’d even landed.