THE ENGINE ROOM OF FOOTBALL SWISS MISSED

Boss O’neill reveals players “in tears” as Norwood claims Irish got “shafted”

GUTTED Michael O’neill revealed his players were in tears after their World Cup heartbreak.

O’neill, who refused to rule himself out of the running for the vacant Scotland job, said they were “devastated” to miss out on Russia because of Switzerland’s controversial first-leg penalty. Irish man-of-the-match Oliver Norwood claimed they had been “shafted”. Northern Ireland boss O’neill said: “The players are emotional and

IRISH HEARTBREAK George Saville of Northern Ireland is consoled by Oliver Norwood after play-off defeat