By Hannah Blackwell Gemma Grainger has applauded the strides being made by her Wales team after they booked their place in the Pinatar Cup semi-finals in Spain. The Wales manager was full of praise for her players after they came back from a goal behind to beat Scotland 3-1, with two goals from Jess Fishlock. […]

By Hannah Blackwell Wales goalkeeper Laura O’Sullivan is set to earn her 50th cap when she takes the field against Scotland in Spain on Wednesday. The Cardiff City Ladies No.1 will reach the landmark when Gemma Grainger’s side play their first match of the invitational Pinatar Cup tournament. O’Sullivan, 30, who has been her country’s […]

By Gareth James Cardiff City boss Steve Morison once again showed his ruthless side on as he hauled off striker Max Watters in the 37th minute and replaced him with Jordan Hugill in the Bluebirds’ 2-0 home win over Coventry City. Watters had seen two chances saved by Sky Blues keeper Simon Moore in the […]

By Gareth James Steve Morison has warned his Cardiff City players that if a blip turns into a downturn then they could be back in danger of being relegated. The Bluebirds manager is keen to make sure that his team’s 2-1 weekend defeat at Millwall does not extend into a losing streak that would drag […]

By David Williams Joel Piroe has been backed to resume his goalscoring streak after Russell Martin admitted he had placed an unfair burden on him at Swansea City. Dutch striker Piroe scored the Swans’ third goal in their 3-1 comeback victory over Bristol City on Sunday, a result that took them above the visitors into […]

By Gareth James Steve Morison has made a plea to stay on as Cardiff City manager next season – on the back of the Bluebirds’ best performance of the current campaign. The Cardiff manager praised his players after their 4-0 routing of Peterborough United at home on Wednesday night. The result – the team’s most […]

By Lucy Rees Wales manager, Gemma Grainger has announced a 26-player squad for the 2022 Pinatar Cup – including fit-again Rachel Rowe. Wales are to face Scotland in the opening match of the competition, a tournament they have entered for the first time. Kicking off on Wednesday 16 February, Wales will play three matches in […]

By Paul Jones Russell Martin has vowed to undertake a major summer shake-up of his Swansea City squad after any lingering hopes of a play-off push appeared to be extinguished by defeat at Stoke City. The Swansea head coach admitted his current crop of players are simply not up to the rigours of a 46-match […]

By Gareth James Stoke City manager Michael O’Neil intends to make it a repeat dose of the medicine he dished out to Swansea City in August when the two clubs meet on Tuesday night. The Swans visit the Potteries with painful memories of the 3-1 home defeat inflicted by O’Neil’s side back in August – […]

By Paul Jones Wales’ chances of being part of a successful bid to host the European Championship is six years’ time have improved – thanks to Italy. The Italians have indicated to UEFA – European football’s governing body – their interest in hosting the 2032 European Championship, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Monday. […]

By Gareth James Steve Morison has praised the maturity shown by teenagers Oliver Denham and Eli King after their Cardiff City debuts in the club’s FA Cup defeat at Liverpool. The Bluebirds manager opted to rest some senior players and give opportunities to youngsters after making survival in the Championship his priority ahead of the […]

By Fraser Watson The game was merely seconds old when the ball arrived at the feet of Blackburn skipper Darragh Lenihan. Deep in the right-back position, he shaped to launch a ball up-field, only for Jamie Paterson to rush forward and hurl himself in the way. The block came to nothing as the ball deflected […]

By Gareth James Steve Morison has claimed keeping Joe Ralls at Cardiff City is made more difficult by the manager’s own short-term contract at the club. The Bluebirds boss has revealed he has begun talks with midfielder Ralls about a new contract for the 28-year-old, whose current deal expires at the end of the season. […]

By David Williams Steve Morison insists the tunnel bust-up between Cardiff City and Barnsley was just “handbags” but that is unlikely to prevent the FA from launching an investigation. Coaches and players from both teams clashed at the end of Cardiff’s gritty 1-0 win at Oakwell, with Morison and Barnsley assistant manager Joseph Laumann at […]

Swansea City manager Russell Martin has revealed that Jamie Paterson will return to the first-team fray following his side’s 1-0 home defeat to Luton Town. Paterson, so influential for the Swans pre-Christmas, has missed the six last games after seemingly falling out with the club over the terms of his one-year contract extension, that was triggered by his employers earlier this month. It seemed inevitable the 31-year-old would be heading out of South Wales in the transfer window, but despite interest from QPR, a move never materialised.

Kieffer Moore forced his way out of Cardiff City by declaring he wanted to leave, manager Steve Morison has insisted. Wales striker Moore joined Bournemouth on deadline day for a fee variously reported as between £3.5m and £5m. Morison, whose Bluebirds side face Barnsley on Wednesday night, has claimed he tried to persuade Moore to stay but that once the 29-year-old handed in a formal transfer request the club decided to sell him.

Aaron Ramsey should still be playing at Juventus, claims his former Wales teammate Joe Ledley. Ramsey completed a deadline day move from Turin to Glasgow on Monday where he will become the biggest name in Scottish football after signing on loan with Rangers until the end of the season. The Wales midfielder had been considered surplus to requirements by Juve, but his former Euro 2016 colleague Ledley – once of Celtic – reckons Ramsey should still be playing for the Italian giants rather than appearing in the Scottish Premiership.

Cardiff City manager Steve Morison insists his new goal hero Jordan Hugill is not a replacement for Kieffer Moore and he would like to pair the strikers together. Hugill scored six minutes into his Bluebirds debut as Cardiff won for the first time in seven games to ease their relegation fears with a 2-1 win at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The Norwich City striker – who joined Cardiff on loan on Saturday after a barren spell at West Brom in the first half of the season – is viewed by many of the club’s fans as a likely replacement for Moore, who they fear will be sold on deadline day.

Max Watters was left feeling mad with frustration by his first spell at Cardiff City – but hopes his second will be a smoother ride. The striker was sent out on loan by former Bluebirds boss Mick McCarthy last summer, even though Watters had only just arrived for £1m from Crawley. Now, current Cardiff manager Steve Morison is hoping Watters’ recent flood of six goals in six games at MK Dons can help the Welsh strugglers to a vital victory at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Swansea City appear resigned to the fact that Jamie Paterson has played his final game for the club. But the midfielder – who has been the subject of two unsuccessful bids from Queens Park Rangers – will not be allowed to leave in this transfer window unless the London club improve their offer. It is understood that the Swans want £750,000 for Paterson, who head coach Russell Martin had hoped would have revered his decision to down tools.