YOUTH soccer of the highest quality comes to town tonight (Jamuary 23) when England Under-15s take on their Welsh counterparts at Gigg Lane.

It's the first time Bury FC have hosted a schoolboy international and according to Shakers commercial manager Neville Neville, who has helped the town's schools association to organise the Adidas Victory Shield clash, it's a great opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow today.

"It's a big thing for the town of Bury and only happens once in a lifetime, it's important for as many people as possible to turn out and support the lads," he said.

"Young footballers, especially those in the town, should seize the chance to come and see what standard they have to reach.

"They deserve the support and it's not expensive to see the talent which will be on show," he added.

All proceeds from the match go to the schoolboy association and of the fifteen youngsters England will choose from no fewer than five of them are on the books of Manchester United.

One player who knows all about the importance of these games in the development of a young footballer is United's Bury-born England star Phil Neville.

"It is an honour to play for school and county but to play for England Schoolboys is on a par to playing for the full England side," explained Phil.

"It was the ultimate dream when I made my schoolboy international debut, also against Wales, at Burnley five years ago.

"My brother Gary never got the opportunity to play at schoolboy level and he was really pleased for me," he added.

Among Phil's teammates in that side were Liverpool's Danny Murphy and Arsenal's Stephen Hughes and it's a fair bet that anyone making a trip to Gigg Lane tonight will see more stars of the future.

Kick-off is 7.15pm and admission is £4 for adults, £2 for children and pensioners.

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