Craig Bellamy's Wales tenure

Craig Bellamy returns to Wales duty for the Nations League match against Portugal in Lisbon, his first game since turning down Burnley's interest over the summer. The 48-year-old stressed the importance of the competition, noting a third-place finish would secure top seeding for Euro qualifiers. Players Ben Davies and Connor Roberts, along with FAW chief executive Noel Mooney, expressed support for Bellamy remaining in charge. Wales face the Portugal, Denmark and Norway fixtures without five injured players—Harry Wilson, Karl Darlow, Joe Rodon, Dylan Lawlor and Nathan Broadhead—who will each miss four matches.