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Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough: ‘To get to the Euros would be an unbelievable achievement for the group of players who started this two years ago.’ Photograph: Fredrikh Hagen/PA Wire
Northern Ireland could provide ‘ray of sunshine’ with playoff win

Euro 2020 playoff final: Northern Ireland v Slovakia Kick-off: 7.45pm, Thursday. Venue: Windsor Park. On TV: Live on Sky Sports Premier League. Ian (...)

Paddy McNair during a training session at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Euro 2020 play-off final against Slovakia. Photograph: William Cherry/Presseye
Experience breeding confidence in Northern Ireland camp, says Paddy McNair

Paddy McNair believes Northern Ireland will benefit from ever-increasing big-game experience within the squad when they take on Slovakia in Thursday’s(...)

Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough: “we didn’t have any preference really”. Photograph: Presseye/William Cherry/Inpho
Slovakia stand between Northern Ireland and second consecutive Euros

Ian Baraclough insisted he had never had a preference over Northern Ireland’s opponents in next month’s Euro 2020 qualifying playoff final as his side(...)

Dundalk’s Chris Shields says he would be pleased to see the Unite the Union Champions Cup serve as a stepping stone to an all island league. Photograph: Inpho
Unite the Union Champions Cup could serve as a stepping stone

The ongoing debate regarding the desirability of an all island league might make the timing of the Unite the Union Champions Cup seem proactively well(...)

George Best: produced an outstanding display to help Northern Ireland to a famous 2-2 draw in Rotterdam against a gifted Netherlands side. Photograph: Getty Images
Remembering the night a 30-year-old George Best nutmegged Johan Cruyff

You’ve got to love Danny Blanchflower. You have really got to love Danny Blanchflower. When it was all over, when the four goals had been scored and (...)

The newly unveiled statue of George Best outside Winsdor Park in Belfast has drawn criticism from fans. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
‘Worse than Ronaldo’s’: fans mock George Best statue in Belfast

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Diego Maradona, a dubious likeness in bronze has become almost de rigueur for any self-respecting football superstar. Now (...)

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill: “I see an assurance in the players and a self-belief that has grown over a period of three to four years.” Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Northern Ireland to tap into winning mindset for Switzerland clash

Michael O’Neill has prepared another motivational video for Northern Ireland’s World Cup play-off, but believes painful memories of how international (...)

Michael O’Neill: his side have kept seven clean sheets in their qualifying group and haven’t lost a competitive game at home in four years. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Imagese
Northern Ireland braced for a daunting assignment

Such is Michael O’Neill’s respect for Germany, who have not lost an away World Cup qualifier in 83 years, that he organised a 10 v six training sessi(...)

Northern Ireland’s Jonny Evans celebrates scoring his team’s first goal. Photograph: Reuters
Northern Ireland make almost certain of World Cup playoff spot
  • Soccer
  • September 4, 2017, 21:54

Northern Ireland 2 Czech Republic 0 Five minutes from the end of a euphoric occasion at Windsor Park, Michael O’Neill, a man who detests the showbusi(...)

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill is wary of Azerbaijan. Photograph: William Cherry/Inpho.
Michael O’Neill warns Azerbaijan are a genuine rival

World Cup Qualifier - Group C: Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan , Windsor Park, Friday, 7.45pm (Live on Sky Sports 1) Michael O’Neill perceives Azerba(...)

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