In talking about the Brian Flynn era, Owain Tudur Jones said, “Those eight years will be good enough for the next 15 years for Wales”
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This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE You can tell a lot about the narrative of a football match by how the players react at full time. As the final whistle of…
Mark Hughes didn’t score goals galore at the Camp Nou, nor lift numerous trophies in Munich, but he was shaped into a fine player and manager thanks to it
Whether it is fan belonging to Leeds, Juventus, Roma or Cardiff, John Charles’ love will never be misplaced or destroyed. Like his memory, are eternal
A world-class goalkeeper only truly appreciated at Goodison Park, Neville Southall remains a an icon and role model for his football and his politics
Gary Speed lives on. Whether his picture shows a shirt of white, blue or black, it doesn’t matter: the fans do not care, for he was and still is loved
Perennially seen as one of Europe’s less-fancied teams – at home and abroad – Wales would redefine the boundaries at Euro 2016
Between stints at Barcelona and Man United, Mark Hughes starred for Bayern Munich. This is the story of how he played for Wales and Bayern in 24 hours
In early November, the whistleblowing German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed talks had taken place amongst Europe’s top football clubs, with the topic of discussion the long-mooted formation of a breakaway European Super…
Jason Brown is embarking on a management career in the unlikely environment of Thailand and firmly believes there would be an extra barrier to getting such an opportunity back in Great Britain.…
In what many believe may never happen again, the 1958 World Cup was unique for featuring England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
THREE MONTHS INTO 2018 and Jess Fishlock has already won a league title in Melbourne – scoring a spectacular goal in the W-League final – and kick-started her National Women’s Soccer League…
ONE THING IS VERY OBVIOUS in the world of sport, and that is the fact that records are meant to be broken. One area that exemplifies this so much is the area…
IF YOU ASK FOOTBALL FANS for their opinion of Ryan Giggs the player, the majority would heap praise on the former Manchester United winger. If you ask a Welsh football fan the same…
IMAGINE MANUEL NEUER plucking the ball out of the air, dropping his shoulder into the onrushing centre-forward, dribbling basketball-style downfield, then rocketing a shot from the halfway line. Bit far-fetched? Back in…
Bullet Tooth Tony, Smasher O’Driscoll, Sphinx, Juggernaut, Killer. Through the commendable film career into which Vinnie Jones seamlessly segued following his 15-year professional football career, the Hertfordshire-born footballer-turned-thespian has in more recent…
JUNE 20, 2016. STADE DE TOULOUSE. It was minutes after Wales had truly announced themselves as a genuine force at Euro 2016. A resounding 3-0 win over Russia that was as stylish…
LAND OF MY FATHERS swept through the cold St David’s Day air, the Swansea Male Voice Choir sang for one of their own. The crowds outside the Leeds parish church were there…