Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill anxious to avoid England in Euro 16 draw

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill fears the possibly destabilising impact of drawing England at Euro 2016.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill anxious to avoid England in Euro 16 draw

“The big thing for me is that an England game overshadows everything,” he said ahead of today’s draw in Paris.

“Everyone will focus on ‘you’re playing England, you’re playing England.’

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