TALENTED amateur football players from across North Yorkshire and Teesside are set to don the Three Lions on their chest for the UEFA Regions Cup.

Players from the North Riding Football League representative team will head to Romania in September for the tournament.

Made up of players who regularly turn out for clubs competing within the North Riding County FA-affiliated North Riding Football League, the representative side defeated a number of teams performing on behalf of their respective leagues from across England to lift the FA Inter-League Cup.

As a result, North Riding’s players will now wear the famous Three Lions badge on their chest as they journey to Romania between 14 and 23 September to take part in the intermediate round of the UEFA Regions Cup.

The UEFA Regions Cup is a European competition specifically for amateur teams across the continent, having been hosted biennially since the first competition in 1999. P

The team will be led by manager Ben Wheatley, and the opening Group 2 game in the intermediate round will be against West Slovakia on Sunday, September 16.

Mr Wheatley said: “All season, the players and staff have been fantastic and have been rewarded with a life-changing experience in representing our country in the UEFA Regions League. The players and staff are so excited; we can’t wait to board the plane."

To keep track of the team’s performances in the UEFA Regions Cup, please visit www.uefa.com/regionscup