The Northern Ireland Milk Cup was established in 1983 and quickly progressed to become the most prestigious youth football tournaments in Europe, if not the world.
The event has attracted teams from almost 60 countries around the world, Some of the biggest clubs in the world have entered including Premier League giants Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur as well as top European greats - Feyenoord, FC Porto, Barcelona , Benfica, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev.
Players who have taken part in the competition and went on to major honours include David Beckham, Joe Cole, Damien Duff, Steve Staunton, Wayne Rooney, Steve McManaman, Peter Crouch, Ryan Giggs, Belozoglu Emre, Gary Neville, Joey Barton, Michael Carrick, Craig Bellamy, James Milner, Jonathan Woodgate, Kris Boyd, Barry Ferguson, James Vaughan, David Healy and Dean Ashton to name but a few. In the 2002 Japan and Korea World Cup Finals there were no fewer than 30 Milk Cup veterans.
Wednesday 28th July 2010
Red Devils came from behind to beat County Down, in a truly hard fought game on both sides which was very entertaining to watch... Final score
County Down 1 Manchester United 3
Larnell Cole of Manchester United close in on County Down midfielder Glenn Stephenson
ReplyDeleteGlenn Stephenson after the tournament, then went onto sign for Irish League Champions Linfield FC.
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