Preston North End academy among opponents this weekend
One of the Isle of Man's youth academy football teams are set to be involved in exciting competition in Lancashire later this week.
The academy under-12's squad will take part in a round robin festival at the academy of Preston North End FC on Sunday (15 January).
There, they'll take on a Preston North End academy side as well as a junior squad from Cherry Orchard FC, a club based in Dublin.
The day before the competition (14 January), the Manx players and their coaches will get to see the Preston North End first team take on Norwich City at Deepdale Stadium in the EFL Championship.
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