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FAW: No English manager for Wales

ENGLISH candidates will not be considered for the vacant Welsh manager’s position, the FAW revealed yesterday.

It hopes to appoint Chris Coleman’s successor before the draw for the new Uefa Nations League takes place in Switzerland on January 24.

“We have always favoured Welsh people because, arguably, the passion is there,” Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford told BBC Wales.

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