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NORTHERN IRELAND HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CUP

The Women’s International Cup will feature three of the powerhouses of the women’s game - USA, England and France - alongside Northern Ireland. The round-robin games will be staged at Ballymena Showgrounds, Mourneview Park in Lurgan, Portadown’s Shamrock Park and at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park. 6YRRMRK JVSQ 3GXSFIV XLI 9 XSYVREQIRX is a key part of the association’s preparations for LSWXMRK XLI 9)*% ;SQIRŭW 9 'LEQTMSRWLMT *MREPW MR %YKYWX -VMWL *% 2EXMSREP ;SQIRŭW 'SEGL %PƤI ;]PMI WEMH “This is a fantastic opportunity for our players to play against some of the best teams in the world. We only have to look at the track records of all three teams to understand the calibre of their player development pathways to consistently produce talented players year on year.” He pointed out the US women’s national team are the current world champions and said many of the young American girls taking part in this month’s tournament will no doubt aspire to play in the full US women’s national team one day. %PƤI EHHIH Ű*VERGI EVI XLI GYVVIRX 9)*% ;SQIRŭW 9 GLEQTMSRW LEZMRK VIGIRXP] WIGYVIH XLI XMXPI MR Slovakia, while the England women’s national team did exceptionally well at the Women’s World Cup in 2015 with Mark Sampson’s side collecting the FVSR^I QIHEP - LEZI RS HSYFX XLEX XLI )RKPERH 9 team will come to Northern Ireland with extremely high expectations.” &SXL )RKPERH ERH *VERGI LEZI UYEPMƤIH JSV XLI 9)*% ;SQIRŭW 9RHIV 'LEQTMSRWLMT *MREPW times, with France winning the overall title on four occasions and England winning it once. 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH [MPP [EVQ YT JSV RI\X WYQQIVŭW 9)*% 9RHIV ;SQIRŭW 'LEQTMSRWLMT F] LSWXMRK E QMRM XSYVREQIRX EGVSWW JSYV ZIRYIW PEXIV XLMW QSRXL

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