James Boyle and the Irish Amputee Football Team begin their EAFF European Championships bid in Turkey this afternoon when they face Russia.
The first-ever EAFF European Championships are being held in Riva and Dungloe man Boyle is captain of the Irish side, who are in Group C and also face England and Greece.
Boyle, who has scored 12 goals in 29 international appearances, has become a mainstay in the side since his debut against Poland in March 2012.
The Letterkenny Institute of Technology student – who was born with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect where the fibula bone is missing – had his left leg amputated when he was just six years old.
The tournament represents the culmination of the incredible work that has been done across Europe in developing the sport of Amputee Football since the establishment of the EAFF in 2015.
