Soccer-Ramsey named Wales captain in wake of Bale retirement


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Middlesbrough v Reading - Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Britain - March 4, 2023 Middlesbrough's Aaron Ramsey celebrates scoring their fourth goal Action Images/Craig Brough

(Reuters) - Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been named captain following Gareth Bale's retirement to lead his country in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, the Welsh FA announced on Tuesday.

Ramsey has done the job before, having been made Wales skipper aged 20 by the late Gary Speed in March 2011 before Ashley Williams inherited the armband.

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