Sunday, July 3, 2016

Success born out of tragedy for Wales (The Associated Press)

Wales' James Chester, left, and Wales' Hal Robson Kanu play with their children on the pitch at the end of the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between Wales and Belgium, at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve dAscq, near Lille, France, Friday, July 1, 2016. Wales won 3-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

It beat a strongly-favored Belgium side 3-1 on Friday to line up a semifinal against Portugal, the national team's biggest achievement since reaching the quarterfinals of the 1958 World Cup. Over the past five years, the Welsh squad and its supporters have been coping with the sudden death of its coach, Gary Speed, who was found hanged in his home in 2011 at the age of 42. Speed's progressive methods were starting to pay dividends when he died, a blow to Welsh football lovers who saw the young coach as a role model.


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