Northern Ireland v New Zealand Match Programme

Oliver Norwood plans to continue blending folklore with football as he prepares for one of the most exciting years of his career.

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Twelve months on from starring in Northern -VIPERH W ƤVWX IZIV )YVS ƤREPW I\TIVMIRGI MR *VERGI XLI QMHƤIPHIV MW JVIWL JVSQ LIPTMRK &VMKLXSR IRH XLIMV ]IEV I\MPI JVSQ XLI &EVGPE]W 4VIQMIV League. 8LI PEWX XMQI XLI 7IEKYPPW WSEVIH MR XLI VEVIƤIH EMV SJ )RKPMWL JSSXFEPP W XST ƥMKLX [EW MR [LIR international boss Michael O'Neill was a fresh JEGIH ]IEV SPH With Northern Ireland also in the midst of targeting E TPEGI EX RI\X WYQQIV W ;SVPH 'YT ƤREPW MR 6YWWME 2SV[SSH LEW QER] PERHQEVO QSQIRXW XS look forward to in the months ahead. Ű-X W ER I\GMXMRK XMQI ű WEMH XLI &YVRPI] FSVR TPE]QEOIV [LS MW VIPMWLMRK &VMKLXSR W VIXYVR XS XLI XST VYRK SJ )RKPMWL JSSXFEPP “It's an incredible achievement because it's getting harder to get into the Premier League from the 'LEQTMSRWLMT ű LI TSMRXIH SYX “To go back in pre-season as a Premier League GPYF [MPP FI XIVVMƤG ERH MX W WSQIXLMRK XLI GLEMVQER management team and players have worked so hard for.

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