France friendly kicks off quest for Euro glory

Wales’ mission to surpass the highs of Euro 2016 starts in earnest tonight when they face France in the first of two warm-up games ahead of this summer’s delayed Euro 2020 tournament. On Monday manager Robert Page drew up his 26-man squad for the tournament, losing St Pauli defender James Lawrence before the ink had…

Cabango and Williams get senior Wales call

Wales manager Ryan Giggs has selected a 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against Finland and Bulgaria next week. Emerging Liverpool star Neco Williams and Swansea City centre-back Ben Cabango both get their first senior call-ups for the double header, but there is surprisingly no place for on-fire Hibernian striker Christian Doidge. Right-back…

Wales in danger of losing out in coefficient stakes

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 …

Cymru Premier cleared to resume next month

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…

Busy September for age-group sides

The Welsh age-group sides face a busy September schedule, when action resumes into the elite rounds of two Uefa tournaments and a vital U21 qualifier. Paul Bodin’s U21 side travel to Bosnia & Herzegovina on Friday, 4 September, for their first match since a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture at the Racecourse last November.…

Autumn date against England at Wembley

Wales have added an international against England to their autumn calendar, with the clash against the Three Lions slotting in ahead of the second phase of games in the 2020-21 Nations League campaign. The match against England will form one of two triple headers in October and November, which will be played behind closed doors…

Bosnia next on the agenda for U21s

The finals of the 2019-21 Uefa European Under-21 Championships will be played in two stages following the rescheduling of the football calendar due to the Covid19 pandemic. The group stage will take place from 24-31 March 2021, while the knockout phase will run from 31 May to 6 June. The original venues of Hungary and…

Revised schedule for Euro finals

Last month Uefa announced the revised dates for the European Championships, which were postponed this year due to the Covid19 outbreak. The main Euro 2021 tournament will now take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021 after the revised dates were approved by Uefa, with this year’s autumn international windows now scheduled for the…