You might very well think of rugby when it comes to Wales; but we also have quite a proud history in football. The first ever substitution in a football game took place during a Wales v Scotland game in 1889.
Wales have even played in the quarter finals of the Football World Cup - 1958 saw the likes of Welsh legends such as John Charles, Ivor Allchurch and Alf Sherwood take on Brazil; we narrowly lost 1-0 with the legendary Pele scoring the only goal.
In more recent times we’ve seen our Welsh teams Cardiff City and Swansea City competing at the top levels. Swansea are currently a Premier League team and Cardiff, who are the only team to have taken the FA cup out of England, regularly compete at the top of the Championship.
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world.
Some of our home grown players have gone on to play for top Premier League clubs including; Manchester United midfielder - Ryan Giggs, Liverpool striker - Craig Bellamy, Arsenal midfielder – Aaron Ramsey and Tottenham Hotspur defender – Gareth Bale.