Northern Ireland Return to Nations League B Without Their Captain
BBC Sport previews Northern Ireland's Nations League B campaign, which begins without their captain and against a player-manager rated among the world's best.

Northern Ireland are preparing to return to Uefa Nations League B, according to BBC Sport.
The team will face an opposing player-manager whom Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has described as "one of the best in the world," the broadcaster reported.
BBC Sport noted that Northern Ireland enter the campaign without their own captain.
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