A dismal start to the European campaigns of Connah’s Quay Nomads and Barry Town United has left Wales in real danger of losing a place for the 2022-23 Uefa competitions. The Cymru Premier currently enjoys three Europa League berths, in addition to the Champions League spot for the league winners, but poor results have seen …
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has confirmed the Cymru Premier has been granted “elite athletic status” by the Welsh Government, allowing the 2020-21 season to get underway next month. The FAW has confirmed the season will now start on 11 September, with matches initially taking place without spectators due to the Covid19 crisis. There…
The Football League season resumes in just over three weeks’ time with Cardiff City at home to Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City away at Preston North End in the Championship, while Newport County head to Scunthorpe in League Two. The action gets underway at 3pm on Saturday, 12 September, with The Owls the first visitors…
The clubhouse at Jenner Park was as packed as social distancing permitted but the images on the big screens testified to the difficulty of the task facing Barry Town United against NSI Runavik in the Faroe Islands last night. Grey rectangles dotted the clubhouse as fans tried to work out what was going on in…
Connah’s Quay paid the price for two costly defensive blunders, one in each half, to crash out of their first Champions League campaign in the first qualifying round. It was a disappointing night for the Deeside club who went down to a 2-0 defeat in the tie at the Cardiff City Stadium last night. Despite…
Newport County host Swansea City in the first round of this season’s League Cup, sponsored by Carabao, with Cardiff City taking on Northampton Town. The mouthwatering prospect of an all-Welsh derby in the first round takes place on 5 September, with Mike Flynn’s League Two side welcoming the Swans to Rodney Parade. The last time…
Having been drawn to face FK Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina at Cardiff City Stadium in yesterday’s Champions League first qualifying round draw, Connah’s Quay will face a trip to Belarus or Kazakhstan if they progress. The Cymru Premier champions, making their first appearance in the Champions League, were drawn against the winners of the…
It was a case of huge disappointment for both Cardiff City and Swansea City in the Championship play-off semi-finals with both sides going out 3-2 on aggregate. The Bluebirds beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage last night, but their 2-0 defeat to the Cottagers at Cardiff City Stadium meant they exited the race for the…
Ambitious former Welsh Premier champions Bangor City are looking to use their Italian connections to set them on a path back into European action, courtesy of a programme to develop young players with Italian giants Inter Milan. Arranged with the help of the Cyrmru North side’s Italian president Domenico Serafino, coaches from the Serie A…
Andre Ayew’s 81st-minute winner at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday evening put Swansea in the driving seat going into tonight’s Championship play-off semi-final second leg, but Brentford remain favourites to book their place at Wembley next Tuesday. The Bees are 3/5 with SkyBet to beat the Swans in their Griffin Park send-off, with a two-goal…
