Swansea City boss Luke Williams reckons he’s a footballing dinosaur, but he enjoyed watching Ronald proving wingers are certainly not yet extinct. The Brazilian winger scored twice to earn the praise of head coach Williams following the club’s crucial 2-1 victory at Sunderland. The win meant the Swans remain four points clear of the relegation zone, a margin that would have been narrowed to a single point had they lost on a day when three of the clubs below them all won.

Erol Bulut believes he has stopped the rot at Cardiff City with a victory he admitted was crucial for a team that had lost its way. The Bluebirds manager insisted his team can improve their level of football after their nervy 2-1 home victory over Stoke City. But as exercise in repairing self-belief and restoring optimism for the remainder of the season, Bulut conceded the result was everything.

Ethan Horvath has hailed the influence of Ole Gunnar Solskjær on his career after joining the Manchester United legend’s former club Cardiff City. Solskjær handed Horvath his senior football debut at Molde in 2015 – with the American going on to become the Norwegian club’s first choice shot-stopper.

Joe Allen’s future at Swansea City looks uncertain after head coach Luke Williams admitted he didn’t know if the former Wales star would be offered a new contract. Allen has only made one start this season in the Championship – last week’s 2-1 home defeat at Ipswich Town – as injuries have disrupted his campaign.

Erol Bulut refuses to accept that Cardiff City are in a relegation fight – despite their alarming slide down the Championship table. Having been firmly in the play-off mix earlier on in the season, Cardiff are now closer to the relegation zone than the top six.

Wales will travel to play Slovakia on June 9 for what they hope will be a warm-up friendly ahead of Euro 2024. The venue has yet to be confirmed, but the Football Association of Wales says the match will take place in either Bratislava or Trnava five days before Euro 2024 gets underway.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is set to miss the Euro 2024 play-off against Finland, Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut has revealed. Ramsey made two substitute appearances for Cardiff earlier this month after spending five months out with a knee injury.

Tom Lockyer said he “literally died” after his heart stopped for two minutes and 40 seconds during his harrowing on-pitch cardiac arrest. The 29-year-old Welsh star, speaking at length for the first time since he collapsed in the 59th minute of the Luton Town’s abandoned Premier League game against Bournemouth on December 16, admitted it is “out of his hands” if he will ever play again.

Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut has admitted morale in his squad is fragile after their latest setback. The Bluebirds were hammered 4-1 at Norwich City to make it three defeats in a row and six in their last seven games. It is a run that has seen Bulut’s team fall from play-off contention to the edge of  the relegation scrap – just eight points above the drop zone with 14 matches still to play.

Angry Luke Williams has hit out at his Swansea City players for being “too scared” to take the initiative when they draw level with opponents. Williams was reflecting on his players’ response after they drew level at 1-1 with Ipswich Town on Saturday, before eventually losing 2-1. It’s a defeat that leaves the head coach still searching for a home win, with just one victory achieved in seven league matches since he took over.

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced a four-year £6m investment package into its top-flight men’s league, the Cymru Premier. It is being described as the single biggest investment into the league since it was formed in 1992.

Erol Bulut has admitted a total of three goals all season from his main Cardiff City strikers “should be a little more than that.” The Bluebirds manager knows the goal return his team are currently supplying looks more like that of a relegation team, rather than one seeking the promotion play-offs.

Erol Bulut has admitted Cardiff City are paying the price for missed chances after their promotion hopes took another nosedive. The Bluebirds’ 2-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion leaves them back in 14th spot in the Championship, a distant eight points off the play-off places.

Luke Williams has ordered his Swansea City to be braver after a “timid” capitulation at home Leeds United plunged them back into relegation worries. The Swans were hammered 4-0 by Leeds United in another defensive horror show that could easily have been far more painful.

Liam Cullen has admitted Swansea City’s win at Hull City was a “massive” result for a club who looked as if they could be sliding towards a relegation scrap. The Swans striker scored the only goal of the game on Saturday to give head coach Luke Williams his first win in the Championship at the fifth attempt.

Erol Bulut sounded like Warren Gatland as he asked for fans to be patient following Cardiff City’s fourth defeat in five games. The Bluebirds’ 2-0 loss at home to Preston North End means Bulut’s side have not won in front of their own fans for two months. Bulut made five signings in the January transfer window but insisted it will take time for them to gel.

An upbeat Luke Williams believes Swansea City may have turned a corner after he gained his first Championship win since becoming head coach. Williams pinpointed a sense of belief in the dressing room after his team won 1-0 at promotion-chasing Hull City to give him his first league win at the fifth attempt. A well-taken strike from Liam Cullen proved the difference, although Swansea could easily have improved their lead in a largely dominant display.

Wales manager Robert Page has admitted he and his analysts have work to do after the draw for the upcoming Nations League. But the Wales boss insisted his team have been handed a good group after being drawn against Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey.

Cardiff City boss Erol Bulut threatened to quit when there were no new signings with a week to go in the January transfer window, but now he admits to being stunned by the uplift in standards when he finally got four players in. The Bluebirds brought in Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Nat Phillips and Famara Diedhiou on loan from Man City, Liverpool and Granada respectively.

The Football Association of Wales is expected to hold its nose and vote in favour of a rule change which would allow UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin to serve a further term in 2027. National associations, including the FAW and English FA, will be asked to amend a raft of UEFA statutes at Thursday’s Congress in Paris.