Michael O’Neill returns for second spell as Northern Ireland boss

Michael O'Neill is back in charge with Northern Ireland. Image: Alamy Stock Photo MICHAEL O’NEILL IS back as Northern Ireland boss a little over two and a half years after leaving the job for Stoke.

O’Neill’s return will have Northern Ireland targeting a return to major tournaments again themselves as he ended a 30-year wait in his previous spell by leading them to Euro 2016. That prompted Stoke to come calling in November 2019. O’Neill initially combined duties as he hoped to finish the job of reaching the Euros via the play-offs, but once the pandemic led to the postponement of those games, O’Neill made way for Ian Baraclough to step up from the U21s in April 2020.

With Northern Ireland also struggling under Baraclough – who lost 14 of his 28 games in charge and narrowly averted back-to-back relegations in the Nations League – the stars aligned for O’Neill’s return when Baraclough was dismissed in October.

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