Becoming a footballer – and certainly a goalkeeper – was not always the plan for the player who hails from Wrexham and is known around the Wales camp as simply Saf. After a very early dabble with street dancing or any other sport on offer in the local village, Middleton-Patel was eventually “thrown” into football....
Goalkeepers: Karl Darlow, Danny Ward, Adam Davies Defenders: Neco Williams, Jay Dasilva, Connor Roberts, Ronan Kpakio, Ben Davies, Chris Mepham, Ben Cabango, Joe Rodon Midfielders: Josh Sheehan, Charlie Crew, Ethan Ampadu, Jordan James, Ollie Cooper, Harry Wilson, David Brooks, Sorba Thomas Forwards: Liam Cullen, Nathan Broadhead, Lewis Koumas, Rabbi Matondo, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Brennan...
Uefa says Euro 2028 joint-hosts England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will have to come through qualifying to participate in the competition. Nine venues across the four home nations will stage the 24-team tournament. Unlike previous Euros that have seen the hosts qualify automatically, Uefa has had to alter its protocols given the...
Wales’ squad for the 2025 Women’s European Championship will be announced on Thursday, 19 June from the summit of Yr Wyddfa. Rhian Wilkinson’s selection will be confirmed at 1,085m above sea level, Wales’ highest summit, in line with the tagline of this summer’s competition, ‘the summit of emotions’. Wales side will be competing in their...
PA Media A rose has been named after Catherine, Princess of Wales to highlight the healing power of nature. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said it called the flower ‘Catherine’s Rose’ to raise awareness of the role that spending time outdoors plays in supporting people’s mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. The floribunda rose has coral-pink...
Bellamy had said he wanted to give Allen the “fairytale ending” his Wales career deserved, but that will not happen now. He was at least given a rapturous welcome by his adoring fans when he came on as a substitute against Montenegro last October, his first international appearance for nearly two years. But as Allen...
“The timing’s right. I made the decision, got to 100% about a month ago. I wasn’t sure how the last few weeks would go, how I’d find things, but it’s actually been a good spell really. I’ve enjoyed it.” The Swans host Oxford United in their final match of the Championship season, which will also...
Middleton-Patel found herself firmly in the spotlight at the age of just 18 as she made both her club debut on loan at Coventry United and her senior international bow for Wales in the same week in February 2023. But the whirlwind period proved overwhelming for the young shot stopper who sought help after admitting...
Steve Humphrey BBC News, Portsmouth PA Media HMS Prince of Wales is setting off on an eight-month deployment The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales is set to depart on one of its biggest deployments yet. The £3bn aircraft carrier sets off later from Portsmouth and will take part in exercises demonstrating the UK’s...
Ramsey has no frontline managerial experience but has harboured coaching ambitions for some time, being tipped by Wales boss Craig Bellamy as someone who could work at a high level at the end of his playing career. The 86-cap international will be the third man in the Cardiff dugout this season, one that began with...
Photographer Tony Harnett has said he is “over the moon” with his latest picture which has taken years to successfully capture. His photograph showing people seemingly being guided by moonlight over the summit of Yr Wyddfa, or Snowdon, has been attracting mountains of praise on social media. But it’s a photograph Tony said he had...
The Prince of Wales was in Paris alongside his son Prince George and childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee to watch Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night. However, despite the diehard Villa fan wearing his “lucky clothes” they lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes and face...
Former British and Irish Lions and Wales fly-half Dan Biggar has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Biggar will finish his 18-year career with French club Toulon, who he joined in November 2022. He won 112 caps for Wales in a 15-year Test career and scored more than 600...
Watch highlights as Wales are beaten by Denmark in the Nations League despite a spirited performance from Rhian Wilkinson’s team in Cardiff. Signe Bruun gave Denmark an early lead before Ceri Holland – who was later taken off on a stretcher – levelled for the hosts. But after missed chances at both ends, substitute Amalie...
Watch Ceri Holland’s superb equaliser for Wales against Denmark in the Women’s Nations League. Read full article at source...