Summary
MICHAEL O'Neill may have missed out on the Hibernian job but the Northern Irishman has been handed compensation in the form of a chance to pit his wits against Real Madrid next month. O'Neill's Shamrock Rovers side are set to take on the Spanish club in what could serve as Cristiano Ronaldo's debut following his GBP 80 million move from Manchester United.
Real Madrid have adopted rivals' Barcelona preference for spending pre-season training in northern Europe. Following the Catalan club's successful spells in St Andrews, Real have based themselves at Carton House in Maynooth, County Kildare between 13 and 22 July.See the full content of this document
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O'neill's Rovers First Up for Ronaldo
Judging by the high turnover of managers at Easter Road in recent years, O'Neill's chance to take over at the club where he played between 1993 and 1996 could well come again. But the opp...
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