Rob Page will remain as Wales manager despite the failure to qualify for Euro 2024.
Wales agonisingly missed out on a place in Germany this summer as Poland won a play-off final 5-4 on penalties at Cardiff City Stadium following a goalless 120 minutes.
The defeat left question marks over Page’s future, but those doubts have been quickly removed by Football Association of Wales president Steve Williams.
Williams told BBC Wales: “The FAW can confirm Rob Page is their manager for the forthcoming campaign in accordance with his contract.
“Rob is the manager. His contract runs to the end of the World Cup and that is how we continue to work.”
Page took over from Ryan Giggs in November 2020, first on an interim basis and led Wales at the delayed …
Organisers from Ukraine have travelled to Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland for the first time to monitor preparations for the championships.
Germany, Spain and Italy were the first teams to seal qualification for the competition last week, building expectation for the event, starting on June 8 in Warsaw.
The final will be held in Kiev on July 1.
Kiev delegate Arsen Popel admitted that Poland were ahead with preparations for the quadrennial event.
You could say that maybe they are slightly ahead in some aspects in Warsaw, but thanks to this visit we can compare information and then pay attention to those things which we need to work on, Popel said.
But we don t need to re-invent the wheel. I think that the level of preparations in Kiev and Warsaw are f…
Gareth Southgate says he is excited by the players he has picked after confirming his 26-man squad for Euro 2024.
It was announced earlier on Thursday that James Maddison, Curtis Jones and Harry Maguire had already been cut from the 33-man preliminary party.
It was later revealed that Jack Grealish, James Trafford, Jarell Quansah and Jarrad Branthwaite would also miss out on the tournament.
Despite leaving some big names out, and losing some tournament experience along with them, Southgate says he is particularly looking forward to seeing the attacking threat his team possess.
I m excited, he said in a press conference on Thursday. The other night [against Bosnia-Herzegovina], we had a lot of experienced attacking players not on the starting grid. And we…
Newcastle United currently have the best defence in the Premier League.
Three of the regular four backline of Newcastle are eligible to play for England.
The fact that none of them were in the latest England squad met with disappointment on Tyneside.
Solid
Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor and Ryan Taylor alongside Argentinian international Fabricio Coloccini have been in superb form as the Magpies rose up the table to third in the English top flight. Despite their performances England boss Fabio Capello seems to be ignoring the trio.
Backing
Former-England under-21 captain Steven Taylor has received the backing of his club boss Alan Pardew recently.
The Toon boss told the media: We re talking about a player who was going to be England…
Harry Maguire is facing a race against time to be fit enough to play in England s Euro 2020 opener against Croatia on June 13, according to Gareth Southgate.
Manchester United captain Maguire suffered an ankle injury last month which saw him miss the end of the season, including the Red Devils Europa League final defeat to Villarreal.
Southgate has nevertheless picked the centre-back in his 26-man squad for the Euros, which was confirmed on Tuesday.
However, the England manager admitted to being unsure if the 28-year-old would be able to play against Croatia.
We don t know that yet. It s going to be tight for the first game [v Croatia], there s no question, he said when pressed on Maguire s availability.
I think he s such a good player and we h…
Toronto FC head coach John Herdman is hoping his players can rediscover their confidence as they prepare to welcome Philadelphia Union to the BMO Field this weekend.
The Reds come into the game off the back of a defeat in their Canadian Championship semi-final against Forge FC in the first game of their two-legged tie.
But fortunes have not been different in the MLS. Toronto have failed to win a league game since a 5-1 victory against CF Montreal back in May, losing eight of their last nine games.
That poor run of form leaves them in ninth in the Eastern Conference, with Herdman saying that the way in which his side are conceding goals is affecting their confidence on the pitch.
“When you’re on a run like this, confidence is ebbing and flowing so you …
Argentina dropped points in a second successive CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier, as Venezuela held them to a 1-1 draw in Maturin.
The spoils were shared at Estadio Monumental de Maturin, where Salomon Rondon s second-half header cancelled out Nicolas Otamendi s earlier effort.
After heavy rain delayed kick-off, Argentina took the lead in the 13th minute.
Venezuela goalkeeper Rafael Romo failed to properly clear the returning Lionel Messi s free-kick, and Otamendi reacted quickest to poke home from 12 yards out.
The hosts went close to levelling either side of the break. German Pezzella cleared off the line from Rondon, while Geronimo Rulli deputising for the suspended Emiliano Martinez kept out Yangel Herrera s powerful header.
However, Venezuela did…
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Vikingur Reykjavik and Shamrock Rovers commence their Champions League qualifying campaign by facing each other at the Vikingsvollur Stadium in the opening round on Tuesday.
The home team enters this midweek encounter having recently advanced to the final of the Icelandic Men s Football Cup and aims to secure an essential victory in the first leg.
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Vikingur Reykjavik moved a step closer to claiming their fourth consecutive Icelandic Men s Football Cup title on Wednesday, triumphing over Stjarnan Gardabaer in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in regular time.
After trailing to a first-half goal by Danijel Dejan Djuric, Gudmundur Kristjansson dramatically equalized in the 91st minute, pushing the…
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Germany can win the 2014 World Cup despite their 4-4 draw in qualifying on Tuesday.
Germany have been heavily criticised after throwing away a 4-0 lead against the Swedes, who completed a miracle comeback in additional time.
But Ibrahimovic, who played a key role in his side s comeback, was impressed by Germany in the opening hour.
The Germans were absolutely fantastic in the opening hour. We perhaps played against the best team in the world, that can win the World Cup in 2014, the Paris Saint-Germain striker told Bild.
Things were looking very bad for us at one point. However, after the 4-1, we thought we could perhaps get something out of the game.
Our performance was amazing as Germany are a great…
After two long days without any Euro 2024 action, the quarter-finals got going on Friday.
There were two mouthwatering ties on offer as Spain played Germany, while Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo went head-to-head for France and Portugal.
And what about the action online?
Here is the best of the social media posts from Thursday and Friday at Euro 2024.
New look?
The hosts have already caught the eye with their performances en route to the quarter-final.
And now, Robert Andrich has caught attention with a bold new style, possibly inspired by Germany s away kit at the tournament.
Ultimately, Andrich did not get a chance to debut his new look from the start of Germany s clash with Spain, as he was named on the bench.
New …