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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Fisher

Wales sack Rob Page as manager after miserable run of results

Rob Page
Rob Page had been the manager of Wales since November 2020. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

Rob Page has been sacked after the Football Association of Wales decided to call time on his three-and-a-half-year reign. Page guided Wales to their first World Cup in 64 years but last week conceded the fans wanted him gone. He was under contract until 2026.

The FAW has been reviewing his position since a meek World Cup exit in Qatar and a set of disappointing friendly results this month proved the final straw. Wales drew 0-0 with Gibraltar, ranked 203rd in the world, and then were hammered 4-0 by Slovakia.

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