Rory McIlroy’s four majors. Beating Spain at the 1982 World Cup. AP McCoy and his record 20 championships. Heck, even George Best’s 1968 Ballon d’Or. They’ve all been eclipsed in the mind of Kenny Shiels.
“This here is far and away the best ever sporting achievement for Northern Ireland,” the manager gushed when his side reached Euro 2022 with a 4-1 aggregate play-off win over Ukraine last year. “For the UK, actually – these are amateur players, 16 of the panel play
