Neil Harris is Cardiff City’s 17th manager since Terry Phillips started reporting on the Bluebirds almost a quarter of a century ago. Today, Harris is in charge of his new team for the first time, away at Charlton Athletic. Essex-born former Millwall manager Neil Harris is back in London on a Bluebirds’ mission. He is planning […]

Steve Cooper believes Swansea City have played a major part in Wales’ Euro 2020 qualifying success – and predicts there will be benefits for the club. The Swansea manager – who teams host Millwall tomorrow in the Championship – have provided three players during Ryan Giggs’ time in charge of the national side. Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon and Declan John have all helped the national cause, which culminated in Tuesday night’s clinching 2-0 victory at home to Hungary.

Joe Allen has warned that Wales can no longer use surprise to ambush their opponents when they go to the Euro 2020 finals next summer. The Wales midfielder is a survivor from the 2016 team that reached the semi-finals in France, but believes that campaign – and this week’s qualification success- mean Ryan Giggs’ team will not be able to fly under anyone’s radar. Allen, alongside the likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, is among the old guard of the side who reached the last four in France in 2016.

Ryan Giggs believes buoyant Wales can arrive at the finals of Euro 2020 next summer on a rising tide of young talent and priceless experience. The Wales manager insists his team can deliver far more than they showed in their comfortable 2-0 victory over Hungary that clinched their place at the finals on Tuesday night. Giggs even suggested Wales had not played particularly well as he paid tribute to the old stagers from Euro 2016 such as Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Wayne Hennessey, whilst also claiming the new breed led by the likes of Daniel James, Connor Roberts and Ethan Ampadu have limitless potential.

Ryan Giggs hailed Wales’ Euro 2020 qualification triumph as one of the greatest nights of his life as he looked ahead to the finals next summer. The Wales manager insisted his achievement in leading Wales to another tournament – four years after the glories of Euro 2016 – compares with any of the highlights of his glittering playing career. Two goals from Aaron Ramsey eased Wales to a dominant and straightforward 2-0 victory over Hungary at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Wales are one win away from reaching the finals of Euro 2020 and Owen Morgan is in patriotic mood. Even more so after his visit to St. Fagan’s National Museum of History where the “The Art of the Welsh Shirt” stirred something deep in his soul. As a child of the 1970s, I whiled away many a long, dark winter’s night designing football kits with a pad of paper and a packet of felt tip pens. We had simple pleasures back then. This was the era of three television channels (yes, that’s right kids, three) and regular electricity power cuts.

Wales and Hungary meet tonight in a winner-takes-all clash for Euro 2020 qualification in Cardiff. Hungary won the Budapest reverse fixture 1-0 in June but Wales have gone five games unbeaten since that defeat. These are five of the talking points. Handling the pressure Reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2016 and the emergence of another talented generation has raised the expectations of Wales football fans. But Wales were suffocated by the Republic of Ireland when a 2018 World Cup play-off place was on the line. Wales lost 1-0 and Chris Coleman’s reign was all but over. This time the pressure is on Ryan Giggs to get it right – and a sell-out Cardiff City Stadium expects nothing other than victory. How Wales cope with the pressure will determine whether they qualify for a second-successive European Championship.

Gareth Bale believes Wales reaching the European Championship next summer could trump the achievement of playing at Euro 2016. Wales ended a 58-year wait to play at a major tournament in 2016 and eventually reached the semi-finals in France under Chris Coleman. Over three years on and Ryan Giggs’ young side will qualify for Euro 2020 by beating Hungary at home on Tuesday.

Wales Under-19 manager Rob Edwards praised the character and talent of his squad as they fought back to earn a valuable 2-2 draw in their UEFA European U19 Championship qualifying round match against Russia on Saturday. The result sets up an exciting curtain raiser to the senior team’s winner-takes-all meeting with Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday night. The U-19s face a lunchtime clash with Kosovo in Newport, where a point will see them qualify for the elite round of the competition alongside the best sides in Europe.

Aaron Ramsey is determined to relive his best experience in football by helping Wales reach the 2020 European Championship. Ramsey played a huge role in Wales’ march to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 when the Juventus playmaker was named in the official team of the tournament. But injuries had prevented him from featuring in Euro 2020 qualifying until he came on for the final half-hour of Wales’ 2-0 win in Azerbaijan on Saturday evening.

Wales are on a four-year high after their 2-0 Euro Championship win against Azerbaijan and are back in Cardiff feeling positive.  That is a first European Championship qualifying away win since September 2015 (v Cyprus under Chris Coleman). Ryan Giggs and his team will finish second in group E if they beat Hungary at Cardiff […]

Wales have secured a play-off spot for Euro 2020 qualification thanks to Friday night’s victory for Sweden over Romania in Group F. But Ryan Giggs and Jayne Ludlow are both chasing more for their teams as Graham Thomas reports. Ryan Giggs and Jayne Ludlow both believe their respective Wales teams can make it to the finals of their European Championships. The two managers are currently attempting to navigate their way through remaining qualification matches with their national teams and both claim reasons for optimism.