Michael O’Neill returns for second spell as Northern Ireland boss

RETURN: Michael O’Neill is back as Northern Ireland manager (Richard Sellers/PA)

Michael O’Neill is back as Northern Ireland boss a little over two and a half years after leaving the job for Stoke.

The 53-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract which will run until Euro 2028 – a tournament Northern Ireland hope to partly host under a joint UK and Ireland bid.