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  2024/25 Transfers 16-May  Jordan Thompson  (Stoke City to Preston North End) FREE  BBC   BBC Released Curtis Allen (Carrick Rangers) retired Matty Lund (Salford City) BBC Ruaidhri Donnelly (Cliftonville) BBC Niall McGinn (Glentoran) BBC

Northern Ireland Matches in Lisbon Away Venue P 4 - W - 0 - D 2 - L 2 - F 2 - A 4 Win% 0% - Result% 17% Estadio Jose Alvalde Estadio Jose Alvalade c.1956 Old stadium on the left with new stadium under construction on right. Address: Lisbon Opened: [old stadium]   1956; [new stadium] 2003 Tennants: Sporting Clube de Portugal   (aka Sporting Lisbon) Major Events: UEFA Euro 2004; UEFA Cup Final 2005 Capacity: [old stadium] 75,000 (peak), 52,411 (2003); [new stadium] 50,095 (2004) Surface: Grass Status: Original stadium demolished in 2003. New stadium built adjacent and in operation since August 2003.  Co-Ordinates: [old stadium] 38.76281, -9.15861 ;   [new stadium] 38.76111, -9.16083 Links: sporting.pt Estadio da Luz   "Stadium of Light"  ( Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) Estadio da Luz c.1985 The new Estadio da Luz under construction with the original stadium in the background Address: Lisbon Opened: 1953-2003 / 2003-date Tennants: SL Benfica Major Ev...

Northern Ireland Matches in Porto Away Venue P 2 - W 0 - D 2 - L 0 -  F 2 -  A 2 Win% 0% - Result% 33% 119. Estadio das Antas  (Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto) Address:  Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, Porto Opened: 1952 Tennants: FC Porto Capacity: 95,000 (1986),   55,000 (1997-2004) Surface: Grass Status: Demolished 2004 Co-Ordinates:  41.16452, -8.58673 Links: Stadium Guide Estadio das Antasa c.2000 (Stadium Guide) 166. Estadio do Dragao "Dragon Stadium" Address: Porto Opened: 2003 Tennants: FC Porto Major Events: UEFA Euro 2004; UEFA Champions League Final 2021 Capacity: 50,033 Surface: Grass Status: In use Co-Ordinates: 41.16177, -8.58367 Links: fcporto.pt Matches: Match Date Opponent Result Comp Ground 442 03/09/1995 Portugal D 1 - 1 ECQ Antas 582 16/10/2012 Portugal D 1 - 1 ...

697 vs Switzerland - 698 - 699 vs --- Tuesday 21st March 2025. KO: 18:00 GMT International Friendly SWEDEN (SWE) 5-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T) 2-0 Venue: Strawberry Arena, Solna Attendance: 14,147 Referee: Matthew MacDermid (SCO) Assistant Referees: Dougie Potter (SCO), Chris Rae (SCO) Fourth Official:  Calum Scott (SCO) Goals: NIR : Price 89 ; SWE:  E. Holm 7 , B. Nygren 32 , K. Sema 59 , A. Isak 64 , A. Elanga 77 NORTHERN IRELAND:   (green shirts - white shorts - white socks) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Shea Charles SWEDEN: (yellow shirts - blue shorts) NORTHERN IRELAND: Squad:  ( Irish FA ) Goalkeepers  – Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders  – Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland) (injured) , Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town),  Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) , Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego FC), Terry Devlin ...

Name: Jamie Paul Donley Born: 3 January 2005, Antrim Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Youth; England: Youth. Awards: EFL Young Player of the Month: January 2025. Club Career: Tottenham Hotspur 23/24-date youth Leyton Orient 24/25 Aug-24   loan Biography: Born in Antrim to a father from Northern Ireland and a mother from England, Jamie Donley moved to England as a young child. He joined Spurs as an eight year-old and his prolific goalscoring led to him being dubbed "the new Harry Kane". He was capped at various youth levels by England, he was also invited to play for Northern Ireland in friendly Under-19 games in 2022.  He continued to be selected by England Under-19s through to 2024 but in March 2025 it was revealed that FIFA had approved his request to switch to Northern Ireland officially, and he was called up for senior friendlies against Switzerland and Sweden.

696 vs Luxembourg - 697 - 698 vs Sweden Friendly International NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1-1 SWITZERLAND (SUI) (H/T 1-1) Venue:  The National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,862 Referee:  Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) Assistant Referees:  Mehmet Culum (SWE), Fredrik Klyver (SWE) Fourth Official:  Victor Wolf (SWE) Goals: NIR:  Price 16 ; SUI: Rodriguez 28 NORTHERN IRELAND (green - green - green) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Paddy McNair   SWEDEN (white - white - white) NORTHERN IRELAND:  Squad: ( Irish FA ) Goalkeepers – Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders – Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) , Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego FC), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Aaron Donnelly (Dundee), Kofi Balmer* (Motherwell) Midfielders – George Saville (Millwall), ...

  03-Feb Rauri McConville (Brighton to Norwich) undisclosed 31-Jan Michael Forbes (West Ham to Colchester) loan 22-Jan Isaac Price (Standard Liege to West Brom) undisclosed 20-Jan Carl Winchester (Shrewsbury to Derry City) signed 16-Jan  Jamie McDonagh  (Portadown to Bangor) loan 15-Jan Dion Charles (Bolton to Huddersfield) undisclosed 11-Jan Liam Boyce (Hearts to Derry City) signed 11-Jan Gavin Whyte (ex-Portsmouth to Derry City) free agent 10-Jan JJ McKiernan (Lincoln to Burton) loan 08-Jan Aaron Donnelly (Nottingham Forest to Dundee) undisclosed 04-Jan Carl Johnston (Fleetwood to Peterborough) undisclosed 03-Jan  Conor McDermott  (Loughgall to St James' Swifts) 11-Dec Shane Ferguson (ex-Rotherham to Derry City) free agent 19-Nov Colin Coates (Ballymena to Glenavon (coach) ) retired 14-Nov  Shane McEleney  (Derry City to Glentoran)  signed Jack O'Mahoney (Ballymena to Bangor) Derry City have made some big signings, including Liam Boyce and Gavi...

694 vs Bulgaria -  695 - 696 vs Luxembourg UEFA Nations League C 15th November 2024. KO 19:45 GMT NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 2-0 BELARUS (BLR) (H/T 0-0) Venue: The N,ational Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Luis Godinho (POR) Goals: NIR: Ballard, D. Charles (pen) Northern Ireland: (green - white - white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Shea Charles [1 match: 1 win] NIR:  Pierce Charles; Conor Bradley, Brodie Spencer, Trai Hume, Daniel Ballard, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer, Alistair McCann, Dion Charles, Shea Charles, Isaac Price. Substitutes: (used) George Saville, Josh Magennis, Jamie Reid, Ruairi McConville, Brad Lyons; (unused) Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK), Luke Southwood (GK), Kofi Balmer, Ethan Galbraith, Callum Marshall, Jordan Thompson, Lee Bonis. Belarus: (all maroon) Head Coach:  Carlos Alós (ESP) Captain:  Aleksandr Martynovich  Belarus: Fedor Lapoukhov, Vadim Pigas, Kirill Pechenin, Pavel Zabelin, Aleksandr Martynovich, Serg...