Cardiff fotball

The next two World Cup matches after that come in a five-day spell in Cardiff next March against Finland and Germany.

Yet Toshack's men are right where they should be in World Cup Qualifying Group Four. Indeed, lying in second place just the one point behind Germany, they are probably even slightly ahead of their manager's calculations. Toshack admitted that he full....

But, whereas he took the chance with Bale, Gunter, who wasn& 8217;t even in Cardiff& 8217;s team at the time, Nyatanga, Hennessey, Vokes, Evans and a host of others, Toshack remains more cautious when it comes to Ramsey.

& 8220;It& 8217;s not a gamble to play me on Wednesday,& 8221; said the former Cardiff City centre-half.

The rumpus follows Wales& 8217; concerns about the pitch being dug up for a Madonna concert ahead of their last World Cup game in Cardiff against Azerbaijan.

The Gerrard-Lampard debate is deeply frustrating because sides must be taken. It is one or the other, assisted by a defensive midfielder like Barry. Capello faces a difficult choice: Lampard is in sparkling form for Chelsea and England but Gerrard ha....