Michael McGovern on Northern Ireland heroics against Germany nine years on: ‘I've had better games but none on a stage like the Euros'

Nine years ago this week, an inspired display from Michael McGovern kept the mighty Germans at bay and helped Northern Ireland reach the last-16 of Euro 2016.

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