LINFIELD V LOUGHGALL TICKETS

Northern Ireland U17s head coach Andy Waterworth has selected  Linfield players for his Under-17s squad as they travel to Spain next week for a Euro 2025 preparation tournament.

Congratulations to Alex Watson, Kalum Thompson, Calum Anderson and Callum Leacock on being selected. The squad also features Linfield Academy graduate Ceadach O'Neill, now at Arsenal.

The Norwegian Football Federation has organised the four-team tournament at La Nucia, an inland town located 50km from Alicante in eastern Spain.

Game one for Northern Ireland will be against Poland’s U17s at Estadio Olimpico Camilo Cano in La Nucia next Thursday (6 February; 7pm start local time).

Two days later at the same venue they will face Norway, with the game again kicking off at 7pm.

And it’s back to Estadio Camilo Olimpico Cano on Monday 10 February for their third and final game in the mini tournament when Sweden will be their opponents. It’s another 7pm start.

Linfield Swifts & Rangers players Harry Allen and Jacob Farr are on the stand-by list for the squad.