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Craig Bellamy, John Hartson eager to succeed Chris Coleman as Wales boss

Craig Bellamy and John Hartson are eager to become manager of Wales following Chris Coleman resigned from the role.

2 min readNov 21, 2017 03:44 PM IST First published on: Nov 21, 2017 at 03:44 PM IST

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Chris Coleman stepped down after failing to lead Wales to next year’s World Cup finals. (Reuters Photo)

Retired Wales players Craig Bellamy and John Hartson are eager to become the next manager of the national team following Chris Coleman’s resignation from the role last week.

Coleman, who led the side to the semi-finals of the Euro 2016 tournament in France, stepped down after failing to lead Wales to next year’s World Cup finals in Russia and was appointed Championship side Sunderland’s manager on Sunday.

Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Bellamy, who has 78 caps for the national side, believes his experience as a coach at youth level and playing alongside many of Wales’ current squad members makes him great fit for the role.`

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