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The Green and White Army are fans that follow the Northern Ireland national football team, noted for their passionate support.[1][2][3][4]

Green and White Army

The support at

"12th man".[5] After Northern Ireland beat England 1-0 at Windsor Park on 7 September 2005, the manager Lawrie Sanchez said "The fans were also magnificent and we played with an extra man - they raised the team, they believed in the team and the team gave it back in bundles."[6][7]

The Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs acts as the recognised voice of the Green and White Army and co-ordinates many activities on their behalf. In addition, it regularly articulates the views of fans to the

Irish Football Association and liaises with other fans groups such as the FSF.[8] The group was formed in 1999, initially to co-ordinate the activities of the various independent supporters clubs which existed at the time, but has now evolved into a much larger organisation which represents over 60 clubs with over 2,000 members.[citation needed
]

The Green and White Army received recognition for its work in promoting "football for all" in Northern Ireland by being awarded the internationally recognised Brussels International Supporters Award.[9] The award was presented to representatives of the Northern Ireland supporters on 6 September 2006, the same day Northern Ireland played against Spain and won 3-2.[10]

Other uses

There are also other clubs who call their fans the 'green and white army', including

Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland
.

References

  1. Daily Telegraph
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  2. ^ "Press Release: 'NI FANS ARE MAGNIFICENT'". www.irishfa.com. 20 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Press Release: SPANISH FAN APPLAUDS THE GREEN AND WHITE ARMY". www.irishfa.com. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Press Release: THE GREEN AND WHITE ARMY TAKE OVER VADUZ". www.irishfa.com. 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Press Release: Radio One Star Colin Sings The Praises of Award-winning Green and White army". IFA. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Sanchez hails team after victory". BBC News. 7 September 2005.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland 1-0 England". BBC Sport. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Supporters' clubs". IFA.
  9. ^ "Press Release: NORTHERN IRELAND FANS ARE OFFICIALLY THE BEST IN EUROPE". www.irishfa.com. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Northern Ireland 3-2 Spain". BBC Sport. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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