BBC Sport NI looks ahead to 2025, a year of promise for the Northern Ireland men's football team following a year of transition. With veteran players retiring, a new generation of talent, led by Conor Bradley, is poised to take the reins. The women's team, however, faces a less optimistic outlook.
When the calendar flipped from 2023 to '24, optimism among the Green and White Army was thin on the ground.
In addition Stuart Dallas, another key player and one of the few in the squad with significant Premier League experience, was forced to retire through injury aged only 32. That young trio look key to Northern Ireland's success in 2025 and beyond but there will be interest over which, if any, are made captain on a more regular basis this year.Lauren Wade's extra-time stunner against Croatia
Still a key figure for Cliftonville during their unbeaten treble season, there was shock when the midfielder who had led the side to Euro 2022While Oxtoby said "the door is always open", 2025 figures to be a year of continued evolution for a side shorn of some of their veteran presence.
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