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HEALY SET FOR UEFA AWARD
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David Healy - set for UEFA award /
Photo: sportinglife.com
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Northern Ireland striker David Healy could be in line for
an award from Uefa for his goalscoring heroics in Euro 2008 qualifying.
Healy set a new record for goals scored in a qualification campaign by
netting 13 times in Northern Ireland's narrow failure to reach Austria
and Switzerland next summer.
Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington called on Healy to be honoured
for his achievement and according to Irish Football Association president
Raymond Kennedy, UEFA president Michel Platini has sanctioned the idea.
"He [Platini] was 100 per cent in favour," Kennedy told the
Daily Mail.
"He thought it was a fantastic achievement by such a small nation
and felt David thoroughly deserved a lasting reminder of what was an incredible
feat.
"When you think David scored as many goals in one qualifying tournament
as our previous record holder, Colin Clarke, managed in his entire international
career, it gives you an indication of the scale of his achievement."
Sportinglife.com,
10/12/2007
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