Battle of the Irish as Inter U19 captain and Spurs striker in penalty incident before bizarre red card

Irish players have been in UEFA Youth League action for Inter Milan, Spurs, Bayern Munich and Man United this week.

The has been much commentary around the lack of young Irish players coming through the ranks, but a unique pairing in the UEFA Youth League has bucked that trend.

That saw two Irish talents go head-to-head as Inter Milan faced Tottenham yesterday. Ryan Nolan, from Clare, was captaining the Italian giants' U19s from centre-back, while marshalling Troy Parrott, from Dublin, who was up-front for Spurs' U19s.