article_snippet.sent: England C, which has operated under different names since it was formed in 1979, is managed by former Barnet boss Paul Fairclough, who selects from players outside the Football League, aged 23 and under.
article_snippet.sent: the England C team normally plays only three or four times a season, but some friendly fixtures have attracted attention inside the organisation because of the elaborate travel involved.
article_snippet.sent: England won 6-1 in Bermuda, in June 2013, and won 1-0 in Jordan, in March last year.
article_snippet.sent: Fairclough’s team also compete in the International Challenge Trophy, a competition for European semi-pro national teams, but did not qualify for the semi-finals of this year’s tournament from a home-and-away qualifying group featuring Turkey, Slovakia and Estonia.
article_snippet.sent: Fairclough’s team were beaten by Cyprus U21s in friendly in Larnaca, in February, but there are no more fixtures planned and, since a meeting last week, fears have increased about the long-term future for a team which has been known since its formation as the National Game XI, England Semi-Pro and England Non-League.
article_snippet.sent: Fairclough is the current manager of Fairclough’s team and Fairclough selects non-league players under 23 .