KILLIAN CAPS JOURNEY'S END WITH KIP ON MUM'S COUCH

FROM Sunday League at 17 to international football six years later - it has been quite the turnaround for Republic of Ireland's latest debutant Killian Phillips.

- BY MARK McCADDEN

After making his senior debut in Friday's 1-1 draw with Senegal, the St Mirren midfielder said: "I was turned down by League of Ireland clubs when I was 17 but that’s the beauty of football, there's no linear progression, you can do it whatever way you want.