Tag: Wales

Mark Hughes on making sure the Bradford Fire is always remembered and played twice a day

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Mark Hughes, as confirmed earlier this year by taking charge of a failing Bradford City in the bottom half of League Two, loves a challenge. This willingness to face anything that appears in front of him once led the 72-game Wales striker to agree to play twice on the same day at the height of his career. As if that wasn’t stressful enough, the two matches were in two different countries. “I just joined Bayern Munich,” Hughes told The Athletic. “My first appearance was on Saturday before and I was…

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Wales fans: discuss the Belgium match now

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“Don’t get past that damn ball, Christopher!” Memories of Coleman, Gunther and Hal Robson-Kanu and that winning the European Championship quarter-final six years ago will be on Wales’ minds tonight as they face Belgium once again. This time a less important match than the Nations League group stage, Wales’ penultimate match before facing the United States on November 21 in the country’s first World Cup match since losing 1-0 to Brazil in the quarter-finals in June 1958. Talk about the match with fellow Wales fans in preparation for the kick-off…

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Golf commentary: How Gareth Bale returns to his LAFC fitness match

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When LAFC signed Gareth Bale on June 27, they had no illusion that he would make it to 90 minutes. how to? The Wales international had a strong overseas outlook during his final year with Real Madrid, only playing when coach Carlo Ancelotti faced a selection crisis. His contract ran out, younger players gaining extra minutes and a nagging back injury prevented the winger from making a major impact, as the Spanish giants won La Liga and the Champions League last season. LAFC couldn’t throw caution to the wind to…

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Gareth Bale insists he will be fully fit for the World Cup in Qatar

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Wales captain Gareth Bale said he is on his way to being fully fit for the World Cup in Qatar in November. The 33-year-old has made 11 appearances since signing with the Los Angeles club this summer and scored two goals during that time. Although he has only started two games during those games with the MLS club, he insists he will be ready for Wales’ first game of the tournament against USMNT on November 21, with the striker following a specific fitness program to help him along the way.…

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Jury Ryan Giggs ordered by judge to deliver majority verdict at trial

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The jury in Ryan Giggs’ trial was asked to issue a majority verdict after not reaching a unanimous decision. Giggs is facing allegations that he was a violent boyfriend who subjected his partner to years of psychological and sometimes physical abuse. Judge Hilary Manley summoned the jury of seven women and four men back to Manchester Crown Court on the 16th day of the 10-day trial. They failed to reach a verdict on Friday – with significant delays when a juror fell ill and was subsequently discharged – before returning…

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Tottenham in talks with Rennes over loan deal with option to buy for Joe Rodon

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Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Rennes over a season-long loan of Joe Rodon to the French club, the athlete Understood. It is understood that Rennes also has the option to buy the centre-back for €20m (£16.7m, $20.4m) at the end of the campaign. Rodon, 24, was left on Tottenham’s pre-season trip to Israel in order to finalize a move to the Ligue 1 team. The Wales international, who signed with Spurs from Swansea City in 2020, will be looking to get some football on the regular ahead of the…

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