Every football fan’s thoughts are with Seamus Coleman this morning after the Everton and Republic of Ireland full-back suffered a horrific leg break while playing against Wales in a 2018 World Cup qualifier last night.The 28-year-old sustained the terrible injury in the 68th minute of the match following a reckless challenge by Neil Taylor, who was shown a straight red card.Republic manager Martin O’Neill confirmed Coleman had suffered a “bad break” after the match and it’s now feared the defender will be out for up to a year as he begins the arduous recovery process."He's a fantastic player and character," O'Neill told Sky Sports, per BBC Sport. "It's a major blow for the lad, his club and us."Apparently it wasn't the best challenge in the world - I haven't seen it. He's gone to hospital. I saw his reaction immediately and it didn't look good."He was holding his leg up and it didn't look good. At the end of it all the most important thing is Seamus' health."

Chris Coleman: Irish players were guilty, too

Wales boss Chris Coleman expressed his sorrow for his namesake but also defended his players - albeit with a rather controversial comment.

The 46-year-old said the Irish players “are not coming off with halos either” after being questions about the tackles made by both Taylor and Gareth Bale, who could have seen red for a dangerous challenge on John O’Shea minutes earlier.

Coleman reveals what Taylor did afterwards

Coleman went on to describe Taylor’s demeanour inside the dressing room following his red card for the leg-breaking challenge - and how the Aston Villa player attempted to apologise for the incident.

“Neil Taylor is devastated himself. That doesn’t make it any better for Seamus,” the Welsh coach was quoted as saying by the Independent.

“He went in [to the Irish dressing room]. I’m not sure Seamus was there, but Neil went across to the home changing room. Not sure he got a hold of him, but he went across. It’s a typical British derby game. There’s needle. There’s no excuse for a bad challenge. If the ball is there to be won, you’ve got to go for it. Until I see that again, I can answer that a bit better.

“That [injuries] like that, are not what football is about. It’s a contact sport, but no-one should have a bad injury. If I see it again, and it is a bad one from Neil, a) it’s a surprise because he’s not that type of boy, and he’s had a bad injury.

“Sadly it looks like a bad one. Taylor is not that type of player. He’s had a serious injury himself. He’s a great boy, a cracking lad. I’ve not seen the challenge, but I’ve seen the outcome. It’s a bad one for Seamus and that’s a shame. He’s someone I respect, one of the best full-backs in the Premier League.”

Seamus Coleman was at the hospital

Taylor wouldn’t have seen Seamus Coleman inside the dressing room because the Irishman was taken straight to hospital.

We can only imagine how Roy Keane would have reacted when the Welshman walked in…

Tributes pour in for Coleman

Meanwhile, tributes from fellow professionals have been pouring in for Coleman on social media.