Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Northern Ireland hoping first kick isn't only milestone (The Associated Press)

Northern Ireland coach Michael O'Neill, white jersey right, talks to assistant coach Austin MacPhee, white shirt left, during a training session at the Grand Stade in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Northern Ireland will face Ukraine in a Euro 2016 Group C soccer match in Lyon on Thursday, June 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Steven Davis made a minor bit of history with Northern Ireland's first touch at the European Championship. Coach Michael O'Neill, however, doesn't want that to be his team's only milestone at Euro 2016. Davis, a Southampton midfielder, became the first man in European Championship history to employ the one-man kickoff in Sunday's match against Poland, using a recent rule change that allows players to pass the ball either back or forward at a kickoff.


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