GB CP Football Team Get Bronze At Paralympic World Cup
May 30, 2010
Great Britain’s seven-a-side cerebral palsy football team took bronze at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester after beating the United States 8-4.
Michael Barker netted twice in each half for the all-English team while Karl Townshend, Josh Beacham, Martin Sinclair and Richard Fox also scored.
The Netherlands won gold with a 3-2 final win over the Republic of Ireland.
It was the first time that football has been included on the World Cup competition schedule.
The tournament gave the players a chance to prepare for August’s European Championships in Glasgow in which the Home Nations compete separately.
But they will play together again at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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