10 h. ago Craig Bellamy: ‘I loved living in Brussels it gave me freedom and allowed me to breathe’

Coach learned his trade under Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht, now he leads Wales back to Belgium for a World Cup qualifierThe last of Craig Bellamy’s 78 Wales caps came in Brussels in October 2013 and although that 1-1 draw concluded an underwhelming World Cup qualifying campaign, the Belgian capital is where he considers his coaching career achieved liftoff. He spent a little more than two years working at Anderlecht alongside his former Manchester City teammate Vincent Kompany, first as the under-21 coach and then as Kompany’s assistant, a springboard that has led him to representing his country at the King Baudouin Stadium for another qualifier, this time as a manager.It is a city Bellamy remembers fondly, despite leaving Anderlecht in September 2021, before the end of his contract, to return to Cardiff to deal with depression after struggling being away from his family. “I loved living in Brussels,” he says. “It gave me a good step back. I was completely unrecognisable – no one h...

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10 h. ago The main talking points as Wales prepare to face Belgium in World Cup qualifying

The Dragons went top of their World Cup qualifying group after beating Liechtenstein 3-0 on Friday.

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3 d. ago Craig Bellamy: Wales will prepare for Liechtenstein the same way as any opponent

The visitors are ranked 205th in the world and have not won a competitive fixture since September 2020.

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6 d. ago Craig Bellamy explains why he's BANNED Wales players from swapping shirts after games

Wales continue their World Cup qualifying campaign next week, hosting Liechtenstein and then making the trip to face Belgium, who are heavy favourites to win the group

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1 week ago Craig Bellamy announces Wales squad for World Cup qualifiers as uncapped Cardiff City teen included

Wales take on Liechtenstein and Belgium in their two upcoming World Cup qualifiers

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2 w. ago Rhian Wilkinson names Wales squad for Nations League double header

Wales are preparing for a huge summer after qualifying for the Euros for the first time

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2 w. ago 'I prepare last meals at a hospice, people often want the same thing'

Spencer tries to prepare whatever people want for their final meals, and the request is often the same

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3 w. ago My mum won’t let me have a smartphone. Is she being unfair? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

There are genuine concerns about young people using social media, but the main thing is that you talk to your parents about it• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerMy mum has always been protective, and I fear it is destroying my social life because I haven’t grown up with much access to social media. I don’t mean to say it’s OK to be exposed to social media at a young age, but it needs to be controlled in a certain way.Because I had a flip phone until the middle of secondary school, I haven’t had a TikTok or Snapchat streak with anyone because I never learned how it works. I know this might sound like me complaining over nothing, but it sometimes feels like my mum is purposely doing this to damage me. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brits told to 'prepare' after hurricane warning in holiday hotspot

People travelling to Barbados have been told by the foreign office to 'follow and monitor local and international weather updates'

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3 w. ago The main talking points as Crystal Palace and Man City prepare for FA Cup final

Kevin De Bruyne will play in a City shirt at Wembley for the final time.

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