S\ufeffocceroos hopeful Martin Boyle's month has gone from bad to worse, with news that he suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
Boyle was initially named in Australia's 26-man squad for Qatar and would likely have been in the starting XI, but was withdrawn with a knee issue days before the tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, his club Hibernian have now revealed that the issue was much worse than first feared – and scans have revealed that what was suspected to be \ufeffa meniscus issue was superseded by a pre-existing ACL tear.<\/p>\n LIVE UPDATES:<\/strong> FIFA World Cup in Qatar\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> French superstar's praise for key Aussie trait<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Next Socceroos move after World Cup 'lesson'\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Brothers' beautiful gesture for Australia and dad\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Boyle has had surgery in Qatar and has begun rehab for the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n "It has been a tough few weeks for Martin and we are all gutted for him," Hibs manager Lee Johnson said.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClTlb3tIZr5\/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D<\/a><\/p>\n "Now, it's up to us to rally around him and make sure we support him on every level throughout his recovery.<\/p>\n "Short term \u2013 it is a big blow for us, but we will do everything we can to support Martin to make sure he comes back fitter, stronger and a better player than before, just like Kevin Nisbet has shown in his recovery."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"