- back . ▁Ne ill ▁spent ▁almost ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁playing ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁represented ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁A FC ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁in ▁Q atar . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁national ▁team , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁record ▁ 6 1 ▁caps ▁as ▁captain . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Mill wall , ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers , ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁Ever ton , ▁Gal at as ar ay , ▁Al ▁J az ira , ▁Al ▁Was l , ▁Sydney ▁FC , ▁O mi ya ▁Ar d ija , ▁Wat ford ▁FC ▁and ▁Don c aster ▁Ro vers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ne ill ' s ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia ▁from ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁local ▁football ▁clubs ▁Br ant wood ▁F . C ., ▁Lin field ▁F . C ., ▁and ▁Cl if ton ville ▁F . C .. ▁Ne ill ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Man ly , ▁Sydney ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁W ake h urst ▁Public ▁School ▁in ▁Bel rose ▁and ▁St ▁August ine ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Brook v ale , ▁before ▁att