Ukrainian kids visit Ireland training and Seamus Coleman makes their day with special call

The Everton skipper made the visit extra special

7 June 2022; 12-year-old Ukrainian citizen Mattvii Rybkin, from Zhytomyr, reacts after Republic of Ireland's Seamus Coleman video called his Everton club-mate Vitaliy Mykolenko to speak to Mattvii, who was invited to watch a Republic of Ireland training session at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ukrainian youngsters Mattvii Rybkin (12) and Illia Sydorenko (8) were guests at yesterday afternoon's Republic of Ireland training session at the Aviva Stadium, ahead of tonight's Nations League tie with Ukraine.

The kids, from the war-torn city of Zhytomyr, met with Ireland players who posed for photographs with the visit captured by Sportsfile's Stephen McCarthy.