Wales News and Results

FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR:

John Hartson

John Hartson has been named Welsh Footballer of the year for the second time in three years.

ITALIANS RECEIVE FINE FROM UEFA

(Picture from uefa2004.com)

(Friday, September 26, 2003)

Uefa have fined the Italian Football Association £27,000 for the lack of security which led to crowd disturbances in the Euro 2004 qualifying game between themselves and Wales. Wales lost the match 4-0 as Filippo Inzaghi (pictured below right) scored a hat-trick and Alessandro Del Piero put way a penalty. (Picture from uefa2004.com)

Serbia Montenegro have also been fined because of their fans' racist chanting aimed at the black players in the Wales team.

Wales squad v Serbia Montenegro, 11-Oct-03

GKs: Coyne, Crossley, Ward, Jones,

Def: Barnard, Delaney, Gabbidon, Melville, Page, Symons, Weston, Williams.

Mid: Davies, Giggs, Pembridge, Robinson, Savage, Speed, Oster, Trollope, Johnson, Edwards, Vaughan.

Att: Bellamy, Blake, Earnshaw, Hartson, Taylor, Roberts.

Standings:

Euro '04 Quals Group 9	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts
Italy	7	4	2	1	13	4	14
WALES	7	4	1	2	11	7	13
Finland	8	3	1	4	9	10	10
Serbia and Montenegro	7	2	3	2	8	9	9
Azerbaijan	7	1	1	5	5	16	4

Last Match: (Sep 10, 2003)

Wales                1-1    Finland

Simon Davies 3        Mikael Forssell 79

Sent off: Jason Koumas 80 (Wales)

Wales guaranteed themselves a place in the Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs with this home draw.  However, had Wales won the match, they would have headed the group with just a single match left after Italy drew 1-1 away to Serbia-Montenegro.