Paul Trollope admitted it was a no-brainer decision when he was given the chance to succeed Russell Slade as Cardiff City boss. The ex-Wales midfielder was handed the reins on Wednesday having been Salde’s No 2 since February last year.

Aaron Ramsey has revealed his burning ambition to prove himself as one of Europe’s top players when Wales head to France next month. The Arsenal midfielder is desperate to make amends for an ultimately disappointing season for his club, by showing his individual talent at the Euro 2016 finals.

Tom Bradshaw believes he can still make the Wales squad for the Euro 2016 finals – even though he hopes to be forced out of the training camp in Portugal. The young Walsall striker was this week named in manager Chris Coleman’s extended group of 29 players for the pre-tournament trip to the Algarve.

Wes Burns is determined to show Wales manager Chris Coleman he can do more than be a short-term stand-in for Gareth Bale. Burns was the only uncapped player in Coleman’s squad of 29 for the end of season training camp in Portugal, ahead of the Euro 2016 finals in France.

At 11am on Monday May 9th, Chris Coleman will name his initial squad of 28 for ‘France 2016’, more than a month before Wales’ opening match of the tournament. It means there will be less speculation about the final 23, but with the domestic season not yet over Coleman could yet be forced into changes. Dai Sport’s Ross Tyson gazes into his crystal ball to predict the eventual squad and also offers his own choices.

Andy King will head off the Euro 2016 finals with Wales next month as the most versatile winner in British football. The Leicester City title winner has become the first player in the Premier League era to become a champion in the top three divisions – Premier League, Championship, and League One.

Wales manager Chris Coleman believes simply reaching Euro 2016 will not be enough for Welsh football. Coleman will lead Wales at their first major tournament for 58 years in just over 50 days’ time when the country’s European Championship campaign kicks off against Slovakia in Bordeaux.

Joe Allen plays for Liverpool on Thursday night against Borussia Dortmund, finally free of one of the heaviest pieces of baggage any Welsh footballer has ever had to carry. Dai Sport’s Ross Tyson (Twitter @rosstyson) looks at the way Extraordinary Joe has dropped a weight from his shoulders.

The Easter friendlies are over and Wales manager Chris Coleman is now left to mull over his final squad selection for the Euro 2016 tournament finals in France. Did Coleman learn anything he didn’t already know? Or was it a case of confirming evidence gathered during qualification? Dai Sport’s Ross Tyson (Twitter @rosstyson) sticks his head under Coleman’s thinking cap.

Wales manager Chris Coleman admitted his side would be targeted at set pieces during Euro 2016 after Ukraine again exposed his side’s weakness, with Andriy Yarmolenko finishing expertly from Ruslan Rotan’s 28th-minute free-kick. Monday night’s defeat followed the 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in Cardiff on Thursday when Craig Cathcart had punished Wales from a corner.

Chris Coleman believes Wales will cope if the unthinkable happens this summer and Gareth Bale is not in France. The Wales manager focused on the positive aspects of a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland that came without both Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

Former Newport County striker Conor Washington hopes to make his debut for Northern Ireland against Wales in Cardiff this week. Washington reckons a return to familiar surroundings will help his late bid for a place in Northern Ireland’s Euro 2016 squad.