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3 days ago
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Northern Ireland's job 'certainly not done'
Nations League Group B1: Bosnia & Herzegovina v Northern IrelandVenue: FF BH Football Training Centre, Zenica Date: Tuesday, 3 June Kick-off: 18:00 BSTCoverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer and follow live text commentary & in-play clips on the BBC Sport website Manager Tanya Oxtoby says her Northern Ireland side know the "job's certainly not done" in the Nations Ireland travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina knowing a win or draw would secure a promotion play-off with a League A a defeat would open up a number of permutations with the Bosnians just three points behind Oxtoby's side in Group have won all three meetings with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the past year, including a dramatic 3-2 win in the reverse Nations League fixture in February."We by no means expect to just turn up here and the result be ours," said Oxtoby."We need to make sure that we are fully focused and that we go 100mph after it." Oxtoby admitted it had been a "tough campaign" and a promotion play-off against a League A side would be a good reward for the work they have put in."From a playing group point of view and a staff point of view, I'd just be so happy for them because it's been a really, really tough window this window,."It's also been a tough campaign, and that reward for all the effort that everyone's put in for me be the most pleasing thing."After the defeat on Friday, when Poland punished the hosts in a ruthless first half, Oxtoby says her youthful squad will be "right up for it" in Zenica."We know what Bosnia possess in terms of threats and we know what we're looking to do too."We can only concentrate on on ourselves, try to execute what we're going after and focus on the performance to give ourselves every opportunity to get the result."The ball is in our court, we know that we're in a really good position where we can affect our own destiny. "That's what we wanted going into this game."
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Former Liverpool star's son and 15-year-old Arsenal wonderkid are named in England's U17 Euros squad
A former Liverpool star's son has been named in England's Under-17 squad for their European Championship campaign this summer. The team, currently coached by Neil Bryan, will head to Albania in around a week for the competition, with their first game against Belgium on May 20. England have won the competition once, with the success coming back in 2010 with a squad including the likes of Jack Butland and Ross Barkley - though the tournament only has eight teams competing. It's the same this year, with England placed in Group B alongside Belgium, Italy and Czechia. They will open their tournament against Belgium, before facing Italy on May 23 and then Czechia on May 26. Should they progress, they will face either Albania, France, Germany or Portugal in the knockouts. And they will have high hopes of success, having named their squad on Monday and including a former Premier League forward's son - as well as an Arsenal wonderkid. Our #YoungLions squad for the upcoming #U17EURO in Albania has been named 🙌 — England (@England) May 12, 2025 A former Liverpool star's son has been named in the England squad for the Under-17 Euros Reigan Heskey, who is the son of former Liverpool - among others - forward Emile has been named in the 21-player squad for the competition. Heskey, who was born in January 2008, is 17 and on the books at Manchester City. He joined the club in 2016, and appeared for the Under-15 side in November 2023 at the age of 15. At club level, he has been involved with City's Under-21 side, and gained attention when he scored a hat-trick in the space of 22 minutes on his debut in Premier League 2. He has also played alongside his brother, Jaden, at City. And Heskey is no stranger to the England U17 set-up, having played seven times and scoring his first goal against Germany in September 2024. Arsenal star Max Dowman, meanwhile, is also involved following his impressive run for the Gunners' Under-18 side. The 15-year-old is expected to go on tour with Arsenal's first team this summer, and was praised by head coach Adam Birchall after his brace against Aston Villa at the weekend. 'Obviously, people see him and he glides and he moves so wonderfully with the ball,' Adam Birchall said. 'But that side of the game, I know, means a lot to him. 'He's really trying to develop it, and that showed development today. So, yes, he had a wonderful day.'
