Dan James has vowed to fight for his Manchester United future insisting he had no plans to quit Old Trafford. The former Swansea City flier has been heavily linked with a loan move to Leeds United after not being a first-team regular this season.
Neil Harris wants some of the Wales feelgood factor to rub off on Cardiff City after being hit with a crushing injury blow to Lee Tomlin. The Bluebirds chief has urged Harry Wilson and Kieffer Moore to continue their goal-scoring exploits in midweek when Harris returns to former club Millwall on Saturday.
Ryan Giggs told caretaker boss Rob Page that he was ‘proud’ as Wales’ victory over Finland saw them promoted into Nations League A. The duo spoke after the 3-1 victory over Finland at Cardiff City Stadium that also boosted Wales’ chances of reaching the 2022 World Cup.
By Paul Jones Gareth Bale paid tribute to Daniel James after Wales secured promotion to the top tier of the Nations League with a 3-1 win over 10-man Finland in Cardiff. Harry Wilson, James and Kieffer Moore were on target as Wales moved up to League A and virtually guaranteed themselves a 2022 World Cup […]
Robert Page paid tribute to his gritty Wales team after a David Brooks goal cemented their position at the top of their Nations League group and underlined their status as a national side others would now rather avoid. This was Wales’ fourth 1-0 in Group B4 and the fact they did not concede again means they have now gone 700 minutes without giving up a goal in competitive football. Brooks headed home from close range after 66 minutes to maintain Wales’ one-point lead over Finland – 2-1 winners in Bulgaria – before the two teams meet in their final Group B4 fixture in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Wales take on the USA on Thursday night, before UEFA Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Finland. Kieffer Moore is likely to be a key figure, a striker who Jack Hammett believes has become as important to Wales as Olivier Giroud has been to France. Variety has become a significant thread running through Wales football squads at present and the current group is certainly that. On the one hand, there are players from the Premier League, Bundesliga, and Serie A, whilst at the other end of the scale an opportunity has been given to players from League Two.
Neil Harris praised the response of his players as Cardiff City produced their most incisive display of the season with a 3-0 victory over Barnsley. The Bluebirds boss got the response he demanded as City claimed their first home win of the season at the fifth attempt.
Neil Harris said he did not read the riot act to his Cardiff City players as they staged another comeback to snatch a point at Derby. The Bluebirds badly missed Harry Wilson after the Wales international suffered a groin injury during training on the eve of the game.
Neil Harris has told his Cardiff City players to become ‘streetwise’ after seeing his side drop more crucial home points. Sheyi Ojo salvaged a draw for the Bluebirds with a second-half leveller after they conceded from a set-piece to Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough.
Neil Harris says Cardiff City have established a foothold in the Championship after Sheyi Ojo’s first goal sealed a 1-0 victory at Preston. The victory lifted the Bluebirds up to 12th with seven points from five games – all their points coming away from home.
Neil Harris has hailed an ‘excellent’ transfer window for Cardiff City as chairman Mehmet Dalman up the pressure on the manager. The Bluebirds snapped up Wales flier Harry Wilson, keeper Dillon Phillips and Croatia centre-back Filip Benkovic on the final day of the window.
Tyler Roberts hopes to silence two groups of observers tonight when he plays for Wales in Bulgaria – the doubters who think he cannot fill in for Kieffer Moore and the racists who think he shouldn’t even get the opportunity.Primarily, the striker hopes Bulgaria fans have learned their lesson and there will be no repeat of the shameful scenes when England’s black players were racially abused in Sofia. England’s 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifying victory last October was overshadowed as racist chants saw the game stopped twice and officials threaten to abandon the match.