
The passion and standard of play will be high for the ConIFA European Football Championship which the Island is hosting in June.
That's the view of Vice President Malcolm Blackburn, who is also chairman of the organising Manx International Football Alliance.
Twelve teams will compete in the tournament, which immediately follows TT fortnight.
Malcolm Blackburn says the attention to detail from those taking part and the wish to showcase their talents is second-to-none:
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