Ryan Giggs felt a humbling defeat to Spain was “disappointing” after seeing his Wales side comfortably beaten 4-1 in Cardiff. Wales returned to the Principality Stadium for the first time since being defeated by England in a Euro 2012 qualifier, but failed to gain inspiration from the homecoming.

A bad night for Wales fans grew worse with the news that Gareth Bale looks certain to miss Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland. After seeing his team dismantled and left deflated by 4-1 home defeat to Spain on Thursday, Wales manager Ryan Giggs then revealed that Bale – who missed the friendly – is unlikely to recover from a groin injury. “It is very unlikely at this point,” Giggs told Sky Sports about Bale’s availability after the Spain defeat.

Welsh football’s national team will make an emotional return to the Principality Stadium on Thursday when they meet Spain in a friendly. And one person who can’t wait to bridge the seven year gap since the last game, against England on 26 March, 2011, is Ryan Giggs. These days the Wales team manager, he enjoyed some great days in the national team colours and those of Manchester United at the Principality Stadium.

Wales fought out a 2-2 draw against Belarus in their opening Uefa Under-17 Championship group fixture at Centro de Treino, Luso in Portugal. Manchester United’s Iestyn Hughes was sent off just after the hour when he fouled Rusian Lisakovich and conceded a penalty. Aleksei Shalashnikov converted the spot-kick to make the score 1-1 and Belarus […]

Manager Paul Bodin and his Wales under-19 team are preparing for their international friendly against Poland at the VSM Stadium, Nantporth, Bangor on Monday, October 15 (5pm). Former Newport County, Cardiff City, Merthyr Town and Wales defender Bodin is using the fixture to ensure his Welsh players are ready for the Uefa Championship qualifying round […]

Swansea City have six players in the Wales under-21 squad for their Uefa Championship group matches against Romania away and Switzerland at Rodney Parade. The six are Keston Davies, Cian Harries, Liam Cullen, Daniel James, Brandon Cooper, Aaron Lewis, while Mark Harris and Cameron Coxe are the Cardiff City players in the group. Joe Rodon […]

Joe Allen insists Wales have made the right call in returning to the country’s largest arena – and it’s not a case of finance trumping fan atmosphere. For the first time for seven years, the national football team is back at the Principality Stadium on Wednesday night when they host Spain in a glamourous friendly. A crowd of at least 55,000 is expected at a venue the FAW abandoned after the Euro 2012 qualification campaign, when players and management convinced the association that reaching tournament finals was more likely if they played within the tighter confines of Cardiff City Stadium.

Newport County AFC travel 50 miles to Gloucestershire for their League Two clash with Forest Green Rovers at the New Lawn, Nailsworth (3pm). Rovers are unbeaten this season, while County could go top if they beat their hosts in what is effectively at Severnside derby. Forest Green are one of five teams in the top […]

Wrexham remain unbeaten at home going into their Vanarama National League clash with Havant and Waterlooville at the Racecourse (3pm). The Dragons have made a solid start to the 2018-19 season, have kept nine League clean sheets and are two points behind leaders Salford City in fourth place. “We’ve been class at home this season […]

Ryan Giggs is expecting a fierce Irish backlash when he takes his Wales team to Dublin for the third round of the UEFA League of Nations to meet Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland side. While Giggs was in dreamland after his home debut as manager turned into a 4-1 rout at Cardiff City Stadium last month, opposite number O’Neill had his head in his hands after the mauling.  Things didn’t go as well in Denmark the following week with a 2-0 defeat in Aarhus, but Giggs remains confident his side can repeat their heroics against the Irish in Dublin. They meet Spain next week at the Principality Stadium in a warm-up friendly that is set to attract a 50,000+ crowd.

Gareth Bale appears to have won his battle to take on Spain in a game that Wales manager Ryan Giggs says will provide the Real Madrid star with extra motivation. Bale missed Real’s Champions League defeat at CSKA Moscow on Tuesday with a groin injury picked up in the goalless Madrid derby against Atletico last weekend. But Bale is hopeful of returning […]

Newport County are on a good run and they are laying the foundations for a season to be proud of. The Exiles won 4-2 against Cambridge United and are on one of the best runs since manager Michael Flynn took charge during March 2017 – and they have made the best start to a Football […]