MICHAEL O’NEILL

MICHAEL O’NEILL

Northern Ireland & Stoke

in December 2011, hauling them up from 87th to 36th in the FIFA rankings as well as to a first major tournament for 30 years, reaching the last 16 at Euro 2016. A new challenge as boss of Championship strugglers Stoke came calling in November 2019, however, leading O’Neill into a (temporary) dual role with both until the conclusion of this play-off campaign. It’s worked out fine so far, with the Portadown native dragging