Preparations for this year’s Dale Farm Milk Cup are well underway with young aspiring footballers looking forward for the opportunity to participate in one of Europe’s most famous Youth Football Tournaments.
Two of the home grown stars of last summer’s Dale Farm Milk Cup are reaping the benefits of their success.
MAN UNITED: Dean Henderson, Tyler Reid, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Ro-Shaun Williams, Axel Tuanzebe, Zachary Dearnley, Jordan Andrew Thompson, Callum Gribben, Demetri Mitchell, Oscar Borg, Ogochukwu Obi.
Brentford 4-4 Club America De Mexico (America win 6-5 on penalties), Scroggy Road, Limavady. Milk Cup Globe semi-final.
Dale Farm Milk Cup 2014 Junior, Premier and Elite Section Finals night at Ballymena Showgrounds.
CSKA Moscow 2-2 Manchester United, Brandywell Stadium. John Owen reporting:
County Antrim again fell to defeat at the hands of foreign opposition after a late twist. They met French side Vendee FC today on Day 3 of the tournament and were beaten after two well taken goals from impressive striker Pierre Durand at the end of each half.
Russian side Chertanovo Academy took the points after striker Alekseev Andrei had a game to remember, dispatching a penalty before seeing red late on.
CHERRY ORCHARD: Lee Doyle, Joshua Collins, Sean Gilbert, Craig Hanlon, Shane Whelan, Jordan Delmar, Troy Carey, Maxime Lougham, Darragh Markey, Thoms Llunga, Darragh McConville
Two stunning free kicks decided this Milk Cup tie in County Antrim’s favour on a balmy evening at Ballymena Showgrounds.
Dale Farm Milk Cup 2014 has kicked off! We have 56 teams competing in three sections – Junior (28), Premier (24) and Elite (4).
Football fans suffering withdrawal symptoms after the World Cup in Brazil in July will quickly find a cure when Northern Ireland’s own world cup in the guise of the DALE FARM MILK CUP kicks off in the North West on Monday 28th July.
Liverpool and Rangers will meet in a mouthwatering Dale Farm Milk Cup for the first time this summer.
Some of the biggest clubs in world football will be in the hat when ex-England striker Dion Dublin makes today’s draw in Belfast for this summer’s Dale Farm Milk Cup tournament.
Teams from no fewer than 20 countries will compete at this summer’s Dale Farm Milk Cup.
Perhaps Milk Cup fans will witness another Manchester United starlet such as midweek goalscoring sensation James Wilson when the Red Devils return to the youth tournament this summer.
Craig Bellamy recalls receiving an award from Sir Alex Ferguson when he played for Wales as a teenager at the Dale Farm Milk Cup.
One of European football’s most highly acclaimed youth academies will be hoping to live up to its reputation when Spanish club Espanyol debut at the Dale Farm Milk Cup this summer.
The Fermanagh NI Cup Committee have already got their preparations underway for the 2014 Northern Ireland Cup and they are currently in the process of advertising for their Junior and Premier managerial positions.
This year’s Bertie Peacock Award Winners, Mark Megarry, Co Tyrone Premier Section and Brendan Glackin, Co Antrim Junior Section, attended the University of Ulster Institute of Sport at Jordanstown this week to commence part of their Award.