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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
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Sion Barry

Welsh football boss Noel Mooney on investment into the grassroots game driving revenues and World Cup qualification

The Irishman at the helm of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Noel Mooney, is upbeat on the prospects for the game both on and off the pitch as it targets a big rise in revenues with a significant uplift in grassroots investment.

After decades of failing to qualify for major tournaments, who could forget the huge success of Euro 2016 in France, which saw the Welsh team progressing to the semi-finals.

While missing out on the World Cup in Russia in 2018, Wales qualified for the Euro 2020 tournament – staged last year due to Covid – which saw Robert Page’s team progressing out of the group stage before exiting at the last 16 stage.

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