Northern Ireland v Germany, Thurs 5th October

CONTENTS

TEAMS

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

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MICHAEL O’NEILL

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PATRICK NELSON

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JONNY EVANS INTERVIEW 10 NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD 20 MICHAEL McGOVERN INTERVIEW 22 50 GAMES IN CHARGE 26 THE OPPONENTS - GERMANY 33 INTERNATIONAL RECORD 47 MASCOTS 52

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Cover photo: Tonight’s match against the world champions is manager Michael O’Neill’s 50th game in charge of Northern Ireland. See pages 26 and 27 for a special feature on his achievements to date. Please note that the views in this programme do not necessarily reflect those of the Irish Football Association.

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