Friday, July 8, 2016

Cardiff comes to standstill to welcome home Wales (The Associated Press)

Wales soccer players ride atop an open top bus, with front left to right, Ashley Williams, Gareth Bale, manager Chris Coleman, acknowledge the crowd of fans during their homecoming in Cardiff City centre, Wales, Friday July 8, 2016. Wales return home to a hero's welcome after unexpectedly reaching the semi-finals of the Euro 2016 soccer championships knocked out by Portugal. (Paul Harding / PA via AP)

The Welsh capital of Cardiff came to a standstill on Friday as Wales' national team returned home to a rapturous welcome by an estimated 200,000 people after its historic run to the European Championship semifinals in France. After hundreds of supporters greeted the team at Cardiff Airport - renamed Cardiff Bale Airport for the day in honor of Wales star Gareth Bale - an open-top bus carrying Chris Coleman's squad weaved its way through the streets of Cardiff for an hour.


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