#craig-bellamy

#craig-bellamy

"As kids, you watched the likes of Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Craig Bellamy. You grew up idolising them. You wanted to be like them."

"Terry epitomised everything it means to represent Wales as a player, and watching the 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign with him as manager was the first time I experienced genuine belief that our country could qualify for a major tournament. "My thoughts and condolences are with Terry's family and friends during this difficult time, everyone in the Welsh football family will miss an incredible person."

"It's massive and it was when I signed here - it was always in the back of my mind,"

Former Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley believes fellow Welshman Craig Bellamy is "a perfect fit" to be Parkhead manager, who would be "very interested" in doing so either later this season or in future. Ledley is still close with the Wales manager and believes his "aggressive, front-foot" style with the national team would transfer well to Celtic and that the only thing stopping the move could be timing.

Craig Bellamy insists he remains committed to the Wales job despite reports linking him to a managerial move to Celtic. Brendan Rodgers' resignation last month opened up a vacancy at one of British football's biggest clubs, with Bellamy reportedly on a list of potential replacements. The Welshman spent half of the 2004-05 season on loan at the club, scoring nine goals and lifting a Scottish Cup under current interim boss Martin O'Neill, but Bellamy says his focus is on Wales' upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Wales manager Craig Bellamy says he relishes the challenge of taking on the biggest sides in Europe after Belgium beat his team 4-2 in their World Cup qualifier in Cardiff. Wales were leading through Joe Rodon's header when Ethan Ampadu was punished for handling Charles De Ketelaere's 17th-minute shot. Kevin De Bruyne equalised and Thomas Meunier, De Bruyne with a second penalty - after an obvious Jordan James handball - and Leandro Trossard added further Belgium goals, with Nathan Broadhead scoring Wales' second.

Bellamy will coach his 11th grand final on Sunday when the Storm meet the Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium 19 years after he guided Melbourne to a decider against the same team in 2006 (Brisbane won, and have not won another premiership since). The Storm coach's 11 grand finals sets a new record for the modern era, surpassing Wayne Bennett's 10 appearances. Bellamy has done it in 23 seasons, coaching 602 games, while Bennett has coached 960 games over 38 seasons.

Ben Cabango expressed that Craig Bellamy's commitment to improving the Welsh football team's standards has driven the squad to respond positively under his coaching.