NorthernIreland

Michael O’Neill ‘delighted’ to make return as Northern Ireland manager

07-Dec-2022 12:47:49 | Guardian

• 53-year-old signs five-and-a-half-year deal until Euro 2028
• Former Stoke manager led his country to Euro 2016 in first spell

Michael O’Neill has been reappointed as Northern Ireland’s manager a little over two and a half years after leaving the post for Stoke.

O’Neill has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract which will run until Euro 2028, which Northern Ireland hope to partly host under a joint UK and Ireland bid. His 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.