League B return, no Bradley and Kvaratskhelia test - NI talking points
Northern Ireland's return to Uefa Nations League B will see them face a player manager Michael O'Neill calls "one of the best in the world" but they enter the campaign without their own captain.
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"I think for a smaller association, it poses more challenges if I'm honest."
— Michael O'Neill , Executive
Key People
Ceadach O'Neill is a teenage footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Northern Ireland national team.
Conor Bradley is a football player who has been associated with Northern Ireland's youth teams.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a Georgian professional footballer known for his skills as a winger.
Michael O'Neill is a Northern Irish football manager known for his previous role with the national team.
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Northern Ireland's return to Uefa Nations League B will see them face a player manager Michael O'Neill calls "one of the best in the world" but they enter the campaign without their own captain.
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