Tag Archives: Swansea

Geoff Wheel: Former Wales and Swansea lock dies aged 73

Geoff Wheel attacks for Wales

Wheel played 323 times for Swansea between 1970 and 1983. He was part of the team that won the Schweppes Cup in 1978 and played for Swansea against Australia in 1975 and captained the ‘All Whites’ against New Zealand in 1981. His seasons as captain of Swansea marked a successful period for the club. In 1979-80 they won the Western …

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Swansea City: Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan in process of selling club

Swansea City's majority owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan

Majority owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan are in the process of selling their stake in Swansea City to fellow shareholders Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt and Nigel Morris as well as businessman Jason Cohen. American duo Levien and Kaplan bought a 68% stake in the Championship club – then in the Premier League – in the summer of 2016 in …

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Luke Williams: Swansea assess next step after Paul Watson exit

Head coach Luke Williams on the Swansea touchline

Duff was sacked after less than six months in charge with Swansea struggling for results and also facing criticism over their style of football. Swansea had overhauled their squad before the season started, but a number of their many signings proved underwhelming. There were more question marks over the club’s transfer business in January 2024, before Williams’ first close season …

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Joe Allen: Swansea City midfielder set for Wales return

Joe Allen in Swansea training this season

Pembrokeshire-born Allen was a highly influential figure for Wales before retiring, winning 74 caps and earning a place in Uefa’s team of the tournament at Euro 2016 as Wales reached the semi-finals. He said in the lead-up to Euro 2024 – which Wales ended up missing after a play-off defeat by Poland – that he would “never say no” to …

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