Aaron Ramsey is set to return for Juventus this weekend – less than week after missing Wales’ Euro 2020 qualifier against Croatia because of injury. The Wales midfielder has trained with his Italian club and is in contention to return from a groin injury to face Genoa in Turin on Saturday. That will be a mixed blessing for Wales manager Ryan Giggs, who must now hope Ramsey can sustain fitness until Wales’ decisive final qualifiers in Azerbaijan on November 16 and at home to Hungary three days later.

Joe Allen had admitted his regret at the yellow card that will cost him a chance to help put Wales a step nearer Euro 2020 qualification – but still backs Wales to do the job in Azerbaijan. Allen will miss the crunch clash in Baku on November 16 after being booked in the 1-1 home draw against Croatia on Sunday. The influential Stoke City midfielder was cautioned four minutes from time and his third yellow card of the competition means he must sit out the penultimate qualifier.

Wales are still in the mix for qualification for the finals of Euro 2020, but for first time in this campaign, the outcome is no longer in their own hands. For Ryan Giggs, crunch time is almost here – for both himself and his team, as Kasey Rees reports. Under the bright floodlights of a clear autumn night at the Cardiff City Stadium, in front of thousands of passionate home fans, Wales manager Ryan Giggs proved good on his vow to take this European qualification campaign to the final matches. A 1-1- draw with Croatia leaves Wales still with a reasonable chance of qualification, although they are now depending on other results to fall in their favour.

Ryan Giggs says he was pleased with the performance after Wales stretched their unbeaten run at home to five games on Sunday night – coming from behind to claim a 1-1 draw with Croatia at the Cardiff City Stadium. Nikola Vlasic opened the scoring with a first time low shot just outside the box, moments after Dan James seemed to have been fouled by Dejan Lovren. But Gareth Bale netted the equaliser deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half, after a lovely through ball by Ben Davies, to leave Wales four points off second placed Hungary with two games left.

Harry Wilson insists Wales can produce a huge shock by beating World Cup finalists Croatia tomorrow to put themselves firmly in the hunt for Euro 2020 qualification. The Liverpool striker, currently on loan at Bournemouth, insists Wales have the ability to upset the highly-rated Croatians after Ryan Giggs’ side achieved a battling 1-1 draw in Slovakia on Thursday night. Wales remain three points off second-placed Slovakia but with a game in hand.

Former lifeguard Kieffer Moore can be the man to pull Wales up from the depths of their Euro qualification pool, according to manager Ryan Giggs. Moore scored on his competitive international debut, even though the striker’s opener was not enough to give Wales all the points as Slovakia made it 1-1 in Trnava. The Wigan striker headed Wales into a first-half lead before Juraj Kucka equalised after the interval to earn the Slovaks a point.

Language has always been important in sport. Major, multinational football clubs often mean dressing room conversations in different tongues, while national sides bond around something more singular. Wales’ women’s team recently announced many of their players would be brushing up on their Welsh language skills as they seek to gain an even closer understanding with their squad, as Graham Thomas reports. When Angharad James wants make a tactical point to teammate Natasha Harding, it’s not a surprise she talks to her in Welsh. In fact, like every international footballer, James is determined to maximize all advantages and is anxious for more players in the national team to communicate in the language.

Paul Bodin’s Cymru under-21 team are in Moldova for their latest Uefa under-21 qualifying match. Manager Bodin has a 20-man squad with him for Friday’s fixture at the District Sports Complex, Orhei. It will be a third Uefa qualifier for Wales following a 1-0 win against Belgium plus a 5-1 loss against Germany and their […]

Wales 1 Slovenia 0  Jay Williams, a former Newport County defender now playing at Fulham’s academy, scored a dramatic winner for Wales in their Uefa Under-17 Championship qualifier against Slovenia in the Netherlands. The teams were locked on 0-0 after 90 minutes before 16-year-old Williams netted with Cardiff City’s Taylor Jones providing the assist at […]

Hal Robson-Kanu has revealed he could be persuaded to pull on a Wales shirt again if his country needs him. The 44-cap Wales striker, immortalised for his brilliant individual goal against Belgium in the quarter finals of Euro 2016, called time on his international career last year to spend more time with his young family. Still plying his club trade for West Bromwich Albion in the Championship, the 30-year-old told S4C’s Mwy o Sgorio programme that he is watching the current Wales crop with interest, but insists that he’s happy to spectate for the time being.

Gareth Bale may have admitted he is playing with “anger” but his Wales manager Ryan Giggs believes his talisman will channel that energy as a positive force in Slovakia tonight. The saga of Bale’s mood swings in Madrid has cropped up again on the eve of Wales’ vital Euro 2020 qualifier – but furious or otherwise at his treatment by Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, Bale can be a match-winner according to his international boss. “I think now, looking from the outside, things have improved,” said Giggs.

Rabbi Matondo insists he was not inspired by Jadon Sancho to try his luck in German football – but the success of his old Manchester City clubmate certainly helped. Born in Liverpool, but raised in Cardiff, Matondo is bidding to win his fourth cap in Slovakia on Thursday night and play only his second senior match of the season. It’s not easy holding down a starting place at Schalke 04 in Germany and Matondo has only made one Bundesliga appearance so far this season.