Ireland U17s wonder women, says proud King

MANAGER Noel King has hailed the national U17 women’s team as the best in Ireland in any code after they secured a 1-0 victory over Canada in the FIFA World Cup on Thursday night.

A 75th minute strike from Siobhán Killeen gave King’s side victory over one of the women’s game’s major powers.

King said: “If there’s a better team in Ireland I don’t know it and you can throw in all the sports. I do not know a better team at coming back against the odds. The countries we’re playing against are mighty: Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Spain. This is a team we should be proud of.