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O’NEILL’S DUAL ROLE CAUSES EFL RUMPUS

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The LeaguePaper Team
5 April 2026

By Chris Dunlavy

Keeper Belshaw is loving life tied up with Notts

Magloire goes from Non-League to Cup quarters

FRUSTRATED Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has defended Blackburn manager Michael O’Neill over a potential conflict of interest – but says the EFL have “a lot to answer for” over the 56-year-old’s dual management role with Northern Ireland.
A major storm erupted this week after Ali McCann, Ruairi McConville, Paddy McNair and Bailey Peacock-Farrell were sent home prior to Northern Ireland’s friendly against Wales.
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