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ORDER YOUR TEAM’S KIT ONLINE GET STARTED IN THE ADIDAS LOCKER ROOM. LOCKERROOM.ADIDAS.CO.UK © 2019 adidas AG. adidas, the 3-Bars logo and the 3-Stripes mark are registered trademarks of the adidas Group. WELCOME FROM / GAIR O GROESO GAN RYAN GIGGS WELCOME TO FC CYMRU, GOOD EVENING, WELCOME EVERYONE TO NOSWAITH DDA, A CHROESO I’N GÊM WHICH IS FULL OF TONIGHT’S QUALIFIER AGAINST CROATIA, LAST RAGBROFOL YN ERBYN CROATIA. FEATURES ON OUR UEFA YEAR’S FIFA WORLD CUP FINALISTS. EURO 2020 QUALIFIER Rydw i’n ysgrifennu’r nodiadau hyn ar gyfer AGAINST CROATIA HERE AT I am writing these programme notes ahead y rhaglen cyn ein taith i Slofacia nos Iau, ac CARDIFF CITY STADIUM. of our trip to Slovakia on Thursday evening yn mawr obeithio y byddwn ni’n dychwelyd and hopefully we managed to return with a gyda chanlyniad cadarn oddi cartref. You’ll also find articles decent away result. Beth bynnag a ddigwyddodd, rydym ni on wider aspects of Whatever happened we have always said wastad wedi dweud bod angen i ni ennill ein Welsh football too - for that we need to win our home matches. So gemau cartref. Hyd yn hyn mae ein record example, find out what’s far our record this year is strong. We have eleni yn gryf. Rydyn ni wedi chwarae pedair going on in the JD Cymru played four, winning all four and in doing so ac wedi ennill pob un, gan ildio un gôl yn Premier and be inspired have conceded just the one goal. unig wrth wneud hynny. by Ayah Abduldaim who A lot was said following our win over Mae llawer wedi’i ddweud am ein is encouraging girls from Azerbaijan but their draw against tonight’s buddugoliaeth dros Azerbaijan, ond fe Black, Asian and Minority opponents put that result into context. wnaeth eu gêm gyfartal yn erbyn ein Ethnic communities to I feel they can again influence the final gwrthwynebwyr heno roi’r canlyniad hwnnw play football. outcome in what is without a doubt a tough yn ei gyd-destun. qualifying group. However, we can but Dwi’n teimlo y gallant eto ddylanwadu Remember, you can also concentrate on our own performances and ar y canlyniad terfynol mewn grŵp anodd. watch FC Cymru - the there is no doubt we will need to be at our Er hynny, mae’n rhaid i ni ganolbwyntio ar webshow featuring all best this evening. ein perfformiadau ein hunain a does dim things Welsh football, During the past few years Croatia have amheuaeth y bydd angen i ni fod ar ein gorau by scanning the QR been one of the outstanding teams in heno. code below. international football. But having said that, Yn ystod yr ychydig flynyddoedd diwethaf and despite not being at our best in the heat mae Croatia wedi bod yn un o’r timau gorau DIOLCH, of Osijek, I feel we could have salvaged a late yn rhyngwladol. Ond wedi dweud hynny, ac THE EDITOR. draw in June. er nad oedden ni ar ein gorau yng ngwres There is little time in between matches Osijek, dwi’n teimlo y gallen ni fod wedi cipio but I am sure once again with your fantastic gêm gyfartal hwyr ym mis Mehefin. support, which is appreciated by the players Does dim llawer o amser rhwng @FAWales and staff that we can continue positively on gemau ond dwi’n siŵr unwaith eto gyda’ch @Cymru our journey to next year’s finals. cefnogaeth wych, y mae’r chwaraewyr a’r www.faw.cymru staff yn ei gwerthfawrogi’n fawr, y gallwn ni Scan QR codes for videos: DIOLCH, barhau’n bositif ar ein taith i’r gystadleuaeth RYAN y flwyddyn nesaf. GORAU CHWARAE, CYD CHWARAE DIOLCH, RYAN GORAU CHWARAE, CYD CHWARAE

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KIERAN O’CONNOR JONATHAN FORD FAW PRESIDENT / LLYWYDD CBDC CHIEF EXECUTIVE / PRIF WEITHREDWR

CROESO. WELCOME TO CROESO I STADIWM DINAS I WISH YOU ALL A VERY WARM HOFFWN ESTYN CROESO CARDIFF CITY STADIUM CAERDYDD AR GYFER Y GÊM WELCOME TO CARDIFF THIS CYNNES IAWN I BOB UN FOR THIS EUROPEAN RAGBROFOL EWROPEAIDD EVENING FOR OUR MATCH OHONOCH CHI I GAERDYDD QUALIFIER AGAINST A HON YN ERBYN TÎM A AGAINST CROATIA AS BOTH HENO AR GYFER EIN GÊM CROATIAN TEAM WHO LWYDDODD I GYRRAEDD TEAMS LOOK TO QUALIFY FOR YN ERBYN CROATIA WRTH REACHED THE FIFA WORLD ROWND DERFYNOL CWPAN Y UEFA EURO 2020. I’R DDAU DÎM BARHAU CUP FINAL LAST SUMMER. BYD FIFA Y LLYNEDD. Â’U HYMDRECH I GEISIO This match is an incredibly CYRRAEDD EWRO 2020 UEFA. I’d like to provide a warm Hoffwn estyn croeso cynnes exciting encounter that welcome to Davor Šuker i Davor Šuker – Llywydd has a vast array of talent on Mae hon yn addo bod yn – the President of the Cymdeithas Bêl-droed show here at the Cardiff City ornest arbennig o gyffrous Croatian FA – along with Croatia – ynghyd â’i staff, Stadium. gyda gwledd o dalent i’w his staff, management y tîm rheoli a’r garfan. Wales and Croatia gweld yma yn Stadiwm and playing squad. I really Rwy’n mawr obeithio y have played each other Dinas Caerdydd. hope that Croatia’s fans bydd cefnogwyr Croatia five times. Unfortunately, Mae Cymru a Croatia have a fantastic time here yn cael amser gwych yma we’ve never beaten Croatia, wedi dod benben bum in Wales too, enjoying yng Nghymru hefyd, ac yn who have won four of those gwaith yn y gorffennol. Yn everything that Cardiff and mwynhau popeth sydd gan encounters with the other anffodus, dydyn ni erioed the surrounding areas have Gaerdydd a’r ardaloedd match ending in a draw. wedi curo Croatia, sydd to offer. cyfagos i’w gynnig. Hopefully, we can change wedi ennill pedwar o’r It’s now the business Rydym ni bellach that here tonight. gornestau hynny â’r llall yn end of the qualifiers and yn dynesu at derfyn y I’d like to wish Ryan dod i ben yn gyfartal. Dyma following our win over gemau rhagbrofol ac yn all the very best ahead obeithio y gallwn ni newid Azerbaijan when we last dilyn ein buddugoliaeth of this crucial game and hynny heno. played here at Cardiff, dros Azerbaijan yn I look forward to seeing Hoffwn ddymuno’r Group E is set for an exciting ein gêm ddiwethaf your support for the team gorau i Ryan cyn y gêm finale. Ryan Giggs has a yma yng Nghaerdydd, here tonight, it goes a very dyngedfennol hon ac strong squad with him here mae’n argoeli’n dda am long way and inspires the edrychaf ymlaen at weld this evening and I wish him ddiweddglo cyffrous i Grŵp players out on the pitch. eich gefnogaeth brwd the very best for the match. E. Mae gan Ryan Giggs Enjoy the game and ac enwog i’r tîm, mae’n Once again, I would garfan gref yma heno a have a safe journey home. mynd yn bell iawn a wir yn like to thank Cardiff City hoffwn ddymuno’r gorau ysbrydoli’r chwaraewyr. Football Club for hosting iddo ar gyfer y gêm. ENJOY THE GAME, Mwynhewch y gêm this fixture, along with Unwaith eto, hoffwn JONATHAN a dyma ddymuno siwrne their staff. I’d also like to ddiolch i Glwb Pêl-droed ddiogel adref i chi show my gratitude to all Dinas Caerdydd am gynnal the FAW staff that also work y gêm, ynghyd â’u staff. MWYNHEWCH Y GÊM, tirelessly on these matches. Hoffwn hefyd ddiolch i JONATHAN Thank you all for your holl staff Cymdeithas support and I wish you all a Bêl-droed Cymru sydd hefyd safe journey home. yn gweithio’n ddiflino ar y gemau hyn. REGARDS, Diolch i chi i gyd am KIERAN eich cefnogaeth a dyma ddymuno taith ddiogel adref i chi.

COFION, KIERAN

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DEJAN IVAN LOVREN PERIŠIĆ AGE: 30 | OEDRAN: 30 AGE: 30 | OEDRAN: 30 POSITION: DEFENDER | SAFLE: AMDDIFFYNNWR POSITION: FORWARD | SAFLE: BLAENWR

THE LIVERPOOL DEFENDER BEGAN HIS DECHREUODD LOVREN, SY’N AMDDIFFYNNWR DEBUT IN MARCH 2011, PERIŠIĆ IS YOUTH CAREER IN GERMANY WITH BSC I DÎM LERPWL, EI YRFA IEUENCTID GYDA NOW CLOSING IN ON A CENTURY OF SENDLING AFTER HIS FAMILY FLED TO BSC SENDLING YN YR ALMAEN, A HYNNY APPEARANCES FOR CROATIA, SCORING GERMANY TO ESCAPE THE WAR WHEN HE WEDI I’W DEULU FFOI YNO ODDI WRTH Y 24 GOALS IN THE PROCESS, INCLUDING WAS A CHILD. RHYFEL PAN OEDD YN BLENTYN. ONE IN THE 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL.

However, he returned to his native Serch hynny, dychwelodd i’w wlad The versatile forward has also played country and made his senior debut enedigol gan wneud ei ymddangosiad for Croatia at U17, U19 and U21 level for Dinamo Zagreb in 2006. Following cyntaf yn chwarae dros Dinamo Zagreb yn before progressing to the senior a loan spell with Croatian side Inter 2006. Ar ôl cyfnod ar fenthyg gyda’r squad. Currently on-loan at German Zaprešić, Lovren arrived in France in tîm Croataidd Inter Zaprešić, giants Bayern Munich from Italian 2010 when he signed for Lyon, and symudodd i dîm Lyon, Ffrainc, gan outfit Inter Milan, Perišić has also remained at the club for three seasons aros yno am dri thymor cyn ymuno played club football in France and before moving to the English Premier â Southampton yn Uwch Gynghrair Belgium in addition to representing League with Southampton. In 2014, Lloegr. Yn 2014, ymunodd Lovren â Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg Lovren joined Liverpool in a reported Lerpwl, gan gostio tua £20 miliwn i’r in Germany. Perišić scored against £20m transfer. Having represented tîm. Ag yntau wedi cynrychioli Croatia Wales in the current qualifying Croatia at every intermediate age, ar bob lefel, chwaraeodd ei gêm campaign as he scored the second Lovren made his senior international gyntaf i’r tîm cyntaf ym mis Tachwedd goal in the 2-1 victory for Croatia in debut in November 2009 in a friendly 2009, mewn gêm gyfeillgar yn erbyn Osijek in June. against Qatar, and has since made Qatar. Ers hynny mae wedi ymddangos over 50 appearances for his country. dros 50 o weithiau dros ei wlad. One of his three goals for Croatia came Daeth un o dair gôl y mae wedi’u against Wales at the Liberty Stadium in sgorio dros Croatia yn ystod gêm yn March 2013. erbyn Cymru yn Stadiwm y Liberty ym mis Mawrth 2013. SINCE MAKING HIS INTERNATIONAL

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LUKA MODRIĆ AGE: 30 | OEDRAN: 30 AGE: 34 | OEDRAN: 34 POSITION: FORWARD | SAFLE: BLAENWR POSITION: MIDFIELDER | SAFLE: CANOL CAE

ERS YMDDANGOS I’W WLAD AM Y TRO REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST AG YNTAU’N CAEL EI YSTYRIED YN UN CYNTAF YM MIS MAWRTH 2011, MAE TALENTED FOOTBALLERS IN THE WORLD, O CHWARAEWYR PÊL-DROED MWYAF PERIŠIĆ YN AGOSÁU AT GAEL CANT O CAPTAIN MODRIĆ REMAINS A KEY FIGURE GALLUOG Y BYD, MAE’R CAPTEN LUKA GAPIAU DROS GROATIA. IN THIS CROATIAN TEAM. MODRIĆ YN PARHAU FEL UN O FFIGURAU AMLYCAF TÎM PRESENNOL CROATIA. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw, mae wedi The Real Madrid midfielder will sgorio 24 gôl, gan gynnwys un yn regard 2018 as the defining year of Bydd canolwr Real Madrid yn ystyried rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd FIFA 2018. his career, as in addition to reaching 2018 fel blwyddyn a fydd yn diffinio Mae’r blaenwr amryddawn hefyd the World Cup final and being named ei yrfa. Yn ogystal â chyrraedd wedi chwarae i dîm dan 17, dan 19 a as the player of the tournament, he rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd ac dan 21 Croatia, cyn mynd yn ei flaen also claimed the Ballon d’Or and both ennill chwaraewr y twrnamaint, i chwarae dros y tîm cyntaf. Ag yntau UEFA and FIFA Best Player awards. His cipiodd wobr Ballon d’or- yn ogystal ar fenthyg ar hyn o bryd o dîm Inter career began with Dinamo Zagreb, â gwobrau chwaraewr gorau UEFA Milan yn yr Eidal, gyda’r tîm Almaenig but he came to prominence with his a FIFA. Dechreuodd ei yrfa â Dinamo Bayern Munich, mae Perišić hefyd performances for Tottenham Hotspur Zagreb, ond daeth i’r amlwg gyda’i wedi chwarae i dimau yn Ffrainc a in the English Premier League between berfformiadau dros Tottenham Gwlad Belg, yn ogystal â chynrychioli 2008 and 2012. He arrived at Real Hotspur yn Uwch Gynghrair Lloegr Borussia Dortmund a VfL Wolfsburg Madrid in a reported £30m move that rhwng 2008 a 2012. Symudodd i Real yn yr Almaen. Sgoriodd Perišić yn summer, and remains an influential Madrid yr haf hwnnw am oddeutu £30 erbyn Cymru yn yr ymgyrch ragbrofol figure at the club, claiming the UEFA miliwn ac mae’n parhau’n un o ffigurau bresennol, yr ail gôl a sicrhaodd Champions League four times to date. mwyaf dylanwadol y clwb, ar ôl hawlio fuddugoliaeth 2-1 i Groatia yn Osijek Considered the greatest Croatian Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA bedair ym mis Mehefin. footballer of all time, Modrić has made gwaith hyd yn hyn. Fe’i hystyrir yn un over 100 appearances for his country o chwaraewyr gorau erioed Croatia, since making his senior international ac mae wedi ymddangos dros 100 o debut in 2006. weithiau dros ei wlad ers cychwyn ar ei yrfa yn 2006.

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ZLATKO DALIĆ

BORN IN YUGOSLAVIA, DALIĆ WAS A FORMER DEFENSIVE GANWYD DALIĆ YN IWGOSLAFIA, AC MAE’N GYN-GANOLWR MIDFIELDER WHO BEGAN HIS SENIOR PLAYING CAREER IN THE AMDDIFFYNNOL A DDECHREUODD EI YRFA YN YR 1980AU EARLY 1980’S. CYNNAR.

During his career he played for Hajduk Split over three Yn ystod ei yrfa bu’n chwarae i Hajduk Split dros dri chyfnod separate spells, where he won his only trophy as a player, gwahanol, lle’r enillodd ei unig dlws fel chwaraewr, yn and also played club football in Bosnia and Herzegovina and ogystal â chwarae i dimau yn Bosnia a Herzegovina a Montenegro. His coaching career began with Croatian side Montenegro. Dechreuodd ei yrfa hyfforddi gyda’r tîm o Varteks in 2004 before taking charge at Rijeka and Slaven Groatia, Varteks, yn 2004, cyn cymryd yr awenau â chlybiau Belupo, and he also managed in Albania before heading to Rijeka a Slaven Belupo, yn ogystal â rheoli yn Albania cyn the Saudi Arabia in 2010. After seven years coaching in the anelu am Saudi Arabia yn 2010. Wedi saith mlynedd yn Saudi Professional League and the United Arab Emirates, hyfforddi yng Nghynghrair Broffesiynol Saudi Arabia ac Dalić answered the call in 2017 to become the manager of the yn yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig, derbyniodd gynnig i fod Croatian national team following the dismissal of Ante Čačić. yn hyfforddwr ar dîm cenedlaethol Croatia yn 2017, wedi Qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was achieved shortly diswyddiad Ante Čačić. Cyrhaeddodd y tîm bencampwriaeth after his appointment, and he made history in Russia the Cwpan y Byd FIFA 2018 yn fuan wedi iddo ddechrau ar y swydd, following summer by leading Croatia to the World Cup final cyn mynd ymlaen i greu hanes yr haf canlynol gan arwain for the first time in their history. However, they suffered a 4-2 Croatia i rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd am y tro cyntaf yn defeat against France to deny them glory in Moscow. hanes y wlad. Serch hynny, colli o 4 gôl i 2 yn erbyn Ffrainc oedd eu hanes ym Moscow.

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THIS IS THE SIXTH MEETING BETWEEN place in Osijek in October 2012, fuddugoliaeth gan hawlio THE TWO NATIONS, AND RYAN GIGGS as Chris Coleman’s side looked to pob pwynt. WILL BE DESPERATE FOR HIS TALENTED make an early impression on their YOUNG SQUAD TO BE THE FIRST WALES 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Cyfarfu’r ddwy wlad am y tro cyntaf TEAM TO CLAIM A VICTORY. group. However, Mario Mandžukić yn Varazdin ym mis Awst 2002, a and Eduardo scored either side of dyna’r unig dro hyd heddiw i Gymru A 2-1 win for Croatia in Osijek back in half-time to claim a 2-0 win. It was beidio â cholli gêm yn erbyn Croatia. June was their fourth victory in their a similar story in the return match Sgoriodd Simon Davies yn gynnar last four games against Wales. An the following March, as despite yn y gêm, dim ond i Mladen Petrić own goal from James Lawrence put Gareth Bale opening the scoring at unioni’r sgôr ac i’r gêm orffen yn Croatia ahead in the opening half, the Liberty Stadium in Swansea from gyfartal o 1-1. Dychwelodd Cymru i and Ivan Perišić increased the penalty spot, late goals from Groatia ar gyfer gêm gyfeillgar arall the advantage in the second half. Eduardo and Dejan Lovren sealed a ym mis Mai 2010, ond Croatia aeth a David Brooks offered hope for Wales 2-1 victory for Croatia. hi diolch i goliau gan Ivan Rakitić a with his effort later in the game, Drago Gabrić. but Croatia held on to claim DYMA’R CHWECHED GÊM RHWNG maximum points. Y DDWY WLAD, AC MAE’N DEBYG Chwaraewyd y gêm gystadleuol Y BYDD RYAN GIGGS AR DÂN I’W gyntaf rhwng y ddwy wlad yn Osijek The first match between the two DÎM IFANC, TALENTOG YNTAU FOD Y ym mis Hydref 2012, lle’r oedd tîm sides took place in Varazdin back in CYNTAF O DIMAU CYMRU I HAWLIO Chris Coleman yn gobeithio gwneud August 2002, and it remains the only BUDDUGOLIAETH. argraff dda yn gynnar yn eu grŵp time that Wales have avoided defeat yng ngemau rhagbrofol Cwpan y Byd against Croatia. An early goal from Buddugoliaeth 2-1 yn Osijek FIFA 2014. Serch hynny, sgoriwyd Simon Davies was cancelled out by fis Mehefin oedd pedwaredd goliau gan Mario Mandžukić Mladen Petrić in a 1-1 friendly draw. fuddugoliaeth yn olynol Croatia dros ac Eduardo er mwyn sicrhau Wales then returned to Croatia for Gymru. Rhoddodd James Lawrence buddugoliaeth o 2-0. Stori debyg another friendly in May 2010, but Groatia ar y blaen drwy sgorio i’w oedd y gêm ddilynol ym mis Mawrth goals from Ivan Rakitić and Drago rwyd ei hun, ac ychwanegodd Ivan y flwyddyn ganlynol, ac er i Gareth Gabrić earned Slaven Bilić’s side Perišić gôl arall yn yr ail hanner. Bale sgorio’r gôl gyntaf o’r smotyn the victory. Codwyd gobeithion Cymru yn yn Stadiwm Liberty, Abertawe, hwyrach yn y gêm wedi i David daeth dwy gan Eduardo a Dejan The first competitive match Brooks sgorio, ond llwyddodd Lovren, gan sicrhau buddugoliaeth between Wales and Croatia took Croatia i ddal eu gafael ar y o 2-1 i Groatia.

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12 www.faw.cymru NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND PROBABLY of the victory setting the tone for the NOT FOR THE LAST TIME EITHER, GARETH remainder of the campaign, but the BALE SCORED A CRUCIAL WINNING GOAL challenge of 2018 World Cup finalists FOR WALES AGAINST AZERBAIJAN HERE Croatia and Hungary proved too AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM LAST difficult a test as respective 2-1 and MONTH TO SECURE MAXIMUM POINTS IN 1-0 defeats followed over the course A 2-1 VICTORY. of a frustrating couple of days in June.

“Azerbaijan made it difficult,” said Injuries have also added to the Bale after the match. “We were sloppy performance inconsistencies for at times but we ground it through and Wales, with the influential Aaron showed our character. We just tried Ramsey still yet to kick a ball in the to keep doing what we were doing – campaign. However, others have be patient. We were playing decent made the most of their opportunity football. We need to learn these to impress. “I want to give players things; we’re doing new things the chances,” said Giggs. “We’re back in manager wants.” it, we’ve got two home games left. We’ve got talented players who want The win followed on from a to entertain the crowd. Our support disappointing summer for manager has been wonderful, and it does make Ryan Giggs as defeats away to Croatia a difference. It gives the players a and Hungary had left Wales looking up lift. You’ve got to fight until the end, at our Group E rivals rather than down. it affects the opposition when they However, the side still maintain a know that they’re up against a team perfect record at home having beaten that will keep going. It’s a big thing Slovakia 1-0 on the opening matchday that you want in your team, not to through a fine strike from debutant give up.” Daniel James. Giggs was optimistic

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The #FootballPeople weeks are designed to tackle discrimination within European football, raising awareness and helping to bring about positive change. Organised by UEFA’s social responsibility partner the Fare network, the campaign takes place from 10 until 24 October 2019, and offers supporters, clubs, and communities across Europe the chance to get involved and add their voice to the movement.

UEFA PRESIDENT FARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALEKSANDER ČEFERIN PIARA POWAR The #FootballPeople weeks are designed to tackle discrimination within European football, raising awareness and helping to bring about positive change. Organised by UEFA’s social responsibility partner the Fare network, the campaign takes place from 10 until 24 October 2019, and offers supporters, clubs, and communities across Europe the chance to get involved and add their voice to the movement.

“The #FootballPeople weeks are a crucial “There is no place in football for focal point of the fight against racism, discrimination. The #FootballPeople weeks discrimination and intolerance in football. give the European football community Thousands of people are involved each the perfect opportunity to send out year – and UEFA is a committed partner, using a strong and united message supporting its high-profile competitions as a platform inclusion and diversity. CYMRU YR YMGYRCH HYD YN HYN to spread key messages. Together, we can bring about change – #EqualGame logo. Positive. Pantone 298 Blue andLet’s 655 Blue all celebrate diversity and inclusion and ensure that any form of discrimination in the beautiful game!” is a thing of the past.” NID AM Y TRO CYNTAF, AC YN SIŴR Daniel James yn ei ymddangosiad UEFA PRESIDENT FARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DDIM AM Y TRO OLAF, SGORIODD cyntaf. Roedd Giggs yn obeithiol y GARETH BALE GÔL DYNGEDFENNOL ER byddai’r fuddugoliaeth yn gosod y ALEKSANDER ČEFERIN PIARA POWAR MWYN SICRHAU BUDDUGOLIAETH 2-1 bar ar gyfer gweddill yr ymgyrch, I GYMRU YN ERBYN AZERBAIJAN YN ond profodd yr her yn ormod gan y STADIWM DINAS CAERDYDD tîm a lwyddodd i gyrraedd rownd FIS DIWETHAF. derfynol Cwpan y Byd 2018, Croatia a Hwngari, wedi i Gymru golli’r ddwy “Fe wnaeth Azerbaijan bethau yn gêm o 2-1 a 1-0. anodd,” meddai Bale wedi’r gêm. “Roedden ni’n flêr ar brydiau, ond Mae anafiadau wedi cyfrannu at fe ddalion ni ati ac fe ddaeth ein berfformiad anghyson gan Gymru, cymeriad fel tîm i’r amlwg. Fe drïon gydag Aaron Ramsay heb gicio’r un ni wneud yr hyn rydyn ni wastad bêl eto. Er hynny, mae chwaraewyr yn ei wneud – bod yn amyneddgar. eraill wedi manteisio ar y cyfle i Roedden ni’n chwarae yn o lew! serennu. “Rydw i eisiau rhoi cyfle Mae angen i ni ddysgu’r pethau hyn; i’r chwaraewyr,” meddai Giggs. rydyn ni’n gwneud pethau newydd, “Mae cyfle i ni o hyd, gyda dwy pethau rydyn ni’n eu dysgu gan gêm gartref ar ôl. Mae gennym y rheolwr.” ni chwaraewyr dawnus sydd yn benderfynol o roi adloniant i’r dorf. Daeth y fuddugoliaeth wedi haf Mae’r cefnogwyr wedi bod yn wych, siomedig i’r rheolwr Ryan Giggs ac mae’n gwneud gwahaniaeth. ar ôl i’r tîm golli yn erbyn Croatia Mae’n rhoi hwb i’r chwaraewyr. a Hwngari, a’u cael eu hunain ar Mae’n rhaid ymladd tan y diwedd. waelod Grŵp E. Serch hynny, mae Mae’n gwneud gwahaniaeth fod record gartref y tîm yn gadarn ar ôl ein gwrthwynebwr yn gwybod na iddynt drechu Slofacia 1-0 yn y gêm fyddwn yn rhoi’r ffidil yn y to. Mae agoriadol yn dilyn gôl fendigedig gan dyfalbarhad yn bwysig i’r tîm.”

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18 www.faw.cymru ALTHOUGH WALES WERE ABLE TO ER BOD CYMRU WEDI HAWLIO’R CLAIM MAXIMUM POINTS AGAINST TRIPHWYNT CYFAN YN ERBYN AZERBAIJAN LAST MONTH, THE SAME AZERBAIJAN FIS DIWETHAF, STORI COULD NOT BE SAID FOR 2018 WORLD WAHANOL OEDD HI I DÎM CROATIA. CUP FINALISTS CROATIA. Am yr ail dro yn yr ymgyrch, bu For the second time in the campaign, Azerbaijan yn her i dîm Zlatko Dalić, Azerbaijan caused problems for wedi i’w tactegau ymosod sicrhau Zlatko Dalić’s side as their counter- gêm gyfartal 1-1 iddynt yn Baku. attacking tactics earned them a 1-1 Er i Luka Modrić sgorio cic gosb draw in Baku. Despite falling behind wedi 11 munud, daeth Azerbaijan to a Luka Modrić penalty after 11 at ei gilydd ac fe sgoriodd Tamkin minutes, Azerbaijan regrouped and Khalilzade y gôl a fyddai’n dod â’r scored a surprise equaliser through timau’n gyfartal hanner ffordd Tamkin Khalilzade midway through drwy’r ail hanner. the second half. Dechreuodd ymgyrch Croatia The campaign began for Croatia gyda buddugoliaeth 2-1 yn erbyn with a 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan Azerbaijan yn Zagreb fis Mawrth in Zagreb last March thanks to diwethaf, a hynny wedi goliau gan goals from Borna Barišić and Andrej Borna Barišić, Andrej Kramarić Kramarić after Ramil Sheydaev had a Ramil Sheydaev. Er hynny, rai put the visitors ahead. A surprise dyddiau’n ddiweddarach fe’u 2-1 defeat to Hungary in Budapest trechwyd yn annisgwyl o 2 gôl i 1 followed for Croatia a few days later, yn erbyn Hwngari yn Budapest. Ond but they made amends in Osijek llwyddodd y tîm i achub eu cam in June with a 2-1 win over Wales. yn Osijek ym mis Mehefin gyda An own goal from James Lawrence buddugoliaeth 2-1 yn erbyn Cymru. put Croatia ahead after 17 minutes, Sgoriodd James Lawrence i’w rwyd and the lead was extended through ei hun gan roi Croatia ar y blaen wedi Ivan Perišić early in the second 17 munud. Sgoriodd Ivan Perišić un half. David Brooks scored a late gôl ychwanegol yn gynnar yn yr ail consolation for Wales but Croatia hanner. Er i David Brooks sgorio gôl held on for the win. hwyr i Gymru, Croatia oedd piau’r fuddugoliaeth. Croatia then made their intentions clear as they headed to Trnava Wedi hynny, gwnaeth Croatia to take on Slovakia last month. eu bwriad yn glir wrth deithio i Four different players were on Trnava er mwyn wynebu Slofacia target in the 4-0 win, with Nikola fis diwethaf. Sgoriodd pedwar Vlašić, Bruno Petković, Dejan chwaraewr gwahanol i’w gwneud Lovren and Perišić again all finding hi’n 4-0, sef Nikola Vlašić, Bruno themselves on the scoresheet. Petković, Dejan Lovren a Perišić. However, the nature of the group Er hynny, mae safon y grŵp yn means that no team can take any golygu na all yr un tîm gymryd other for granted, and the good work dim yn ganiataol, a rhai dyddiau in Trnava was undone a few days wedi’r fuddugoliaeth yn Trnava fe later in Baku as the hosts claimed a lwyddodd Azerbaijan i hawlio share of the points. cyfran o’r pwyntiau.

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INTERVIEW WITH of Croatian sport. I had the privilege to be with the team in Russia and ELVIR ISLAMOVIĆ I honestly think those were the greatest moments of my journalism FC CYMRU RECENTLY CAUGHT-UP career. And most emotional. I missed WITH CROATIAN FOOTBALL JOURNALIST the atmosphere in the country, ELVIR ISLAMOVIĆ FOR HIS TAKE ON THE but I was told it was something 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP FINALISTS. unbelievable back home. I talked to VISIT WWW.24SATA.HR FOR MORE the players that time on a daily basis FROM ELVIR. and that atmosphere gave them some extra strength to come back Q. We are at the business end of from behind when needed. Today, the qualifying campaign, Croatia these guys are still the heroes, and currently top the group but have the people of Croatia are happy to dropped points unexpectedly. What have had the chance to live in the do make of the campaign so far, and time when Croatia were in the World what is the general feeling about it Cup final and to experience such in Croatia? unforgettable memories. A. The country is still under the impression of historical success at Q. How does the Croatia team the World Cup in Russia and there is that reached the World Cup final no room for criticism in this qualifying compare to the great team that campaign. It is true we have seen reached the semi-final in 1998? Croatia’s two different faces so far, Are there any particular similarities but nobody here is worried too much between them? about the outcome of the qualifiers. A. Until the last World Cup, every There are several reasons for that. Croatian generation and team was The team and the coach earned expected to go somewhere near the huge credit in Russia and the nation success of 1998. One of the questions believe that they will manage to be for all the later stars like Modrić among the teams at EURO 2020. The or Rakitić was always - “Can you second reason is the performance repeat the success of the generation we saw against Slovakia, as that 1998?”. Legends like Šuker and Boban was one of the best Croatia matches seemed untouchable and there was ever, definitely the best since Zlatko no such expectations from this team Dalić has been in charge, including when they left for Russia. But the the World Cup matches. The third things quickly changed, and now reason is that Croatia have two Modrić, Rakitić and others will be home matches against Hungary and remembered as the most successful Slovakia where they can get the rest generation of Croatian footballers. It’s of the job done. hard to compare the teams, both were full of big stars and both had a world- Q. It’s just over a year since class midfield, Boban and Prosinečki Croatia reached the World Cup on one side, Modrić and Rakitić on the final. What has been the legacy other. Actually, Croatia always had an of that achievement? incredible class in midfield. A. I won’t lie if I say that these were the biggest moments in the history Q. What sort of match are you

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expecting between Wales and hyn, ond does neb yma yn poeni’n Byd ddiwethaf, roedd disgwyl i bob Croatia in Cardiff, and how do you ormodol am ganlyniadau’r gemau cenhedlaeth a phob tîm yng Nghroatia expect Zlatko Dalić to approach rhagbrofol. Mae sawl rheswm dros gyrraedd rhywle yn agos at lwyddiant it tactically? hynny. Enillwyd pawb i ochr y tîm a’r 1998. Un cwestiwn a ofynnwyd byth A. Dalić always says that Croatia hyfforddwr ar ôl y llwyddiant yn Rwsia, a beunydd i chwaraewyr fel Modrić a will play attacking football against ac mae’r genedl yn credu y bydd y tîm Rakitić oedd - “A allwch chi ail-greu anybody. The problem is on the yn cyrraedd pencampwriaeth EWRO llwyddiant cenhedlaeth 1998?” other side. Croatia are playing better 2020. Yr ail reswm yw’r perfformiad Ymddangosai dawn chwaraewyr against the teams that like to attack, gwych yn erbyn Slofacia. Mae’n cael ei chwedlonol fel Šuker a Boban yn we saw that against Slovakia. The hystyried yn un o gemau gorau Croatia anghyraeddadwy, ac felly nid oedd home team had big expectations erioed, heb os y gêm orau ers i Zlatko disgwyliadau o’r fath ar ysgwyddau’r and they wanted to do something in Dalić fod wrth y llyw, gan gynnwys tîm wrth adael am Rwsia. Ond fe attack, but they couldn’t do much and gemau Cwpan y Byd. Y trydydd rheswm newidiodd pethau’n sydyn, ac erbyn they left a lot of space for Croatia. On yw bod gan Groatia ddwy gêm gartref hyn bydd chwaraewyr fel Modrić, the other side, when the opponents yn erbyn Hwngari a Slofacia i gau pen Rakitić ac eraill yn cael eu cofio fel are focused on defence with fast and y mwdwl ar bethau. cenhedlaeth fwyaf llwyddiannus dangerous counter-attacks, it can do Croatia. Mae’n anodd cymharu’r more damage to Croatia. For Dalić, the C. Dim ond cwta flwyddyn sydd wedi timau, roedd gan y ddau dîm sawl most important thing will be not to mynd heibio ers i Groatia gyrraedd seren yn ogystal â chwaraewyr canol lose in Cardiff, and everything above rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd. Beth cae rhagorol, Boban a Prosinečki y tro that would be a bonus. yw gwaddol y llwyddiant hwnnw? cyntaf a Modrić and Rakitić yr eildro. A A. Yn gwbl onest, dyma oedd dweud y gwir, mae chwaraewyr canol uchafbwynt hanes pêl-droed Croatia. cae Croatia wastad wedi rhagori. CYFWELIAD GYDAG Cefais y fraint o fod gyda’r tîm yn Rwsia, ac rydw i wir yn meddwl mai’r C. Sut gêm ydych chi’n ei disgwyl ELVIR ISLAMOVIĆ cyfnod hwnnw oedd uchafbwynt fy rhwng Cymru a Chroatia yng ngyrfa newyddiadurol. Yn ogystal Nghaerdydd, a sut ydych chi’n CAFODD FC CYMRU SGWRS Â’R â’r cyfnod mwyaf emosiynol. Er disgwyl i Zlatko Dalić baratoi’n NEWYDDIADURWR PÊL-DROED O i mi fethu’r awyrgylch gartref, dactegol? GROATIA, ELVIR ISLAMOVIĆ, YN ro’n yn clywed fod pawb mewn A. Mae Dalić wastad yn dweud y bydd DDIWEDDAR ER MWYN CLYWED anghrediniaeth. Bryd hynny, ro’n i’n Croatia yn chwarae’n ymosodol yn EI SAFBWYNTIAU AR Y TÎM A siarad â’r chwaraewyr yn ddyddiol, erbyn unrhyw dîm. Mae’r broblem GYRHAEDDODD ROWND DERFYNOL ac roedd yr awyrgylch hwnnw’n yr ochr arall. Fel y gwelson ni yn y CWPAN Y BYD FIFA 2018. EWCH I hwb iddynt godi yn eu hôl pan oedd gêm yn erbyn Slofacia, mae Croatia WWW.24SATA.HR ER MWYN CLYWED angen. Heddiw, mae’r tîm yn dal i fod yn well am chwarae yn erbyn timau RHAGOR GAN ELVIR. yn arwyr, ac mae pobl Croatia wrth sy’n barod i ymosod. Yn y gêm honno eu bodd o gael y profiad o fyw drwy’r roedd disgwyliadau mawr ar y tîm C. Mae diwedd yr ymgyrch yn cyfnod y cyrhaeddodd Croatia rownd cartref, ac roedden nhw’n awyddus nesáu a Chroatia ar frig y grŵp, ond derfynol Cwpan y Byd, yn ogystal â i ymosod, ond ychydig y gallen nhw maen nhw wedi colli pwyntiau yn chael creu atgofion bythgofiadwy. fod wedi’i wneud, ac o’r herwydd annisgwyl. Beth yw dy farn ar yr roedd llawer o ofod i Groatia. Pan fo’r ymgyrch hyd yn hyn, a sut mae pobl C. Sut mae’r tîm hwnnw, a gwrthwynebwyr yn canolbwyntio yn teimlo yng Nghroatia? gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol ar amddiffyn gan wrthymosod yn A. Mae llwyddiant hanesyddol y tîm Cwpan y Byd, yn cymharu â’r tîm gyflym ac yn beryglus, gall hynny yng nghystadleuaeth Cwpan y Byd yn gwych a gyrhaeddodd y rownd greu mwy o ddifrod i Groatia. I Dalić Rwsia yn ffres yn y cof, ac nid oes lle gynderfynol ym 1998? A oes unrhyw mae’r pwyslais ar beidio â cholli yng i feirniadu yn yr ymgyrch hon. Mae’n debygrwydd rhyngddynt? Nghaerdydd, ac fe fydd unrhyw beth wir i ni weld dwy ochr i’r tîm hyd yn A. Hyd nes y gystadleuaeth Cwpan y ychwanegol yn fonws.

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K Gareth Bale and Luka Modrić played together at Tottenham Hotspur over a decade ago, and were reunited at Real Madrid in 2013. Between them the pair have played pivotal roles in bringing almost 30 major titles to the Spanish capital, including four UEFA Champions League trophies, and will aim to bring more silverware to the Santiago Bernabéu this season. However, their friendship will be put to LUKA one side when they go head-to-head in what is another crucial EURO 2020 qualifier for both nations at the Cardiff City Stadium tonight. MODRIĆ“Luka Modrić is incredible,” Croatian football journalist Elvir Islamović told FC Cymru. “As a player and as a person. A DEFINING YEAR He showed he is the great leader of this generation, not only on the pitch, but also off it. I have had the honour of BLWYDDYN being close to him over the course of the last decade, and I have seen him grow into the class player and captain DYNGEDFENNOL he is today. Last season, and all the trophies he earned and deserved, the world had a chance see how brilliant Modrić is. Recently, he said he never had any thoughts about missing some international action for Croatia, and never tried to avoid even the less attractive friendlies. He has of course earned hero status in the country.”

24 www.faw.cymru Modrić enjoyed the best year of his Bu Gareth Bale a Luka Modrić yn Profodd Modrić flwyddyn fwyaf career in 2018 as he scooped a host gyd-chwaraewyr yn Tottenham llwyddiannus ei yrfa yn 2018, wrth of prestigious individual awards. Hotspur dros ddegawd yn ôl, a iddo ennill llu o wobrau unigol In addition, the creative midfielder daethant ynghyd unwaith yn rhagor mawreddog. Yn ogystal â hynny, played an influential role in leading gyda Real Madrid yn 2013. Rhyngddynt chwaraeodd ran bwysig wrth arwain Croatia to the World Cup final, and mae’r ddau wedi chwarae rhan ei wlad i rownd derfynol Cwpan y Byd, celebrated yet another Champions hollbwysig yn cipio bron i 30 teitl yn ogystal â sicrhau buddugoliaeth League success with Real Madrid. As i’r tîm, gan gynnwys pedair cwpan arall i Real Madrid yng Nghynghrair well as claiming the highest individual Cynghrair Pencampwyr UEFA, gan y Pencampwyr. Yn ychwanegol at awards from FIFA and UEFA, Modric anelu am ddod â rhagor o dlysau i’r ddwy wobr unigol uchaf FIFA ac UEFA, also ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Santiago Bernabéu y tymor hwn. Serch cipiodd Modric y Ballon d’or-, y cyntaf Lionel Messi’s decade-long monopoly hynny, bydd yn rhaid iddynt roi eu ers degawd i wneud hynny nad oedd of the Ballon d’Or. This recognition cyfeillgarwch i’r neilltu yn ystod y gêm yn Cristiano Ronaldo neu Lionel Messi. was testament to his inspirational ragbrofol dyngedfennol EWRO 2020 yn Mae’r gydnabyddiaeth hon yn dyst i’w contribution to the Croatian cause Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd heno. gyfraniad ysbrydoledig i dîm Croatia during his career, culminating in yn ystod ei yrfa, ac i’r ffaith iddo taking his country to within one match “Mae Luka Modrić yn anhygoel,” arwain y tîm i ddod o fewn gafael i’r of the most coveted prize of all. meddai’r newyddiadurwr pêl-droed wobr fwyaf mawreddog yn y byd. o Groatia, Elvir Islamović, wrth FC “You can be sure that he is the Cymru. “Fel chwaraewr yn ogystal â “Mae’n sicr mai ef yw’r chwaraewr greatest Croatian player of all time,” pherson. Dangosodd ei allu i arwain gorau erioed yng Nghroatia”, Islamović added. “And he will be there ei genhedlaeth, ar y cae ac oddi arno. ychwanegodd Islamović. “Bydd ef ar y at the top for a long time to come. I Cefais y fraint o fod yn agos ato yn brig am yn hir eto. Cofiaf y tro hwnnw remember the time I travelled around ystod y ddegawd ddiwethaf, gan ei y teithiais o gwmpas y byd wedi’r the world after the success in 1998, weld yn tyfu’n chwaraewr a chapten llwyddiant ym 1998, roedd pawb yn everybody knew about Davor Šuker, o’r radd flaenaf. Bu’r tymor diwethaf adnabod Davor Šuker. Ond nawr, camp but now the world appreciates the a’r holl gwpanau y bu iddo eu hennill Modrić sy’n enwog. Hyd at heddiw magic of Modrić. Even today, the name yn gyfle i bawb arall weld pa mor mae’r enw Davor Šuker yn ennyn parch of Davor Šuker earns big respect, but anhygoel yw Modrić. Dywedodd yn aruthrol, ond rwy’n siŵr y bydd yr I am sure the name of Luka Modrić ddiweddar na fyddai’n ystyried methu enw Luka Modrić yn parhau i wneud will sound even more impressive gemau rhyngwladol dros Groatia, nac argraff dda ar gefnogwyr pêl-droed to football fans in the future. He put yn ceisio osgoi’r gemau cyfeillgar llai y dyfodol. Mae ei enw ymhlith cewri his name among the world’s biggest cyffrous. Mae wedi ennill ei le fel arwr pêl-droed y byd. Yng Nghroatia, bydd football legends. In Croatia, his name yn y wlad.” ei enw’n parhau’n adnabyddus am will be dominant for a long time.” gyfnod hir iawn.”

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In the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s a dal yng nghanol y tabl ar ôl cyfres League, Swansea City claimed one o ganlyniadau cynnar cymysg, tra bo Evan Press was the goalscoring hero of the results of the season in their Porthmadog, o Uwch Gynghrair Cymru on the day, but Chesterfield believes opening game of the season as they JD gynt, yn cael trafferth ail-ddarganfod it’s far too early for title talk at Jenner defeated champions Cardiff Met 1-0 gogoniant y gorffennol wrth iddynt Park. “I couldn’t tell you what the table thanks to a solitary goal from Stacey geisio dianc o waelodion y tabl. looks like,” explained the manager. “The John-Davies. Cardiff Met did the treble teams at the bottom are capable of last season and remained undefeated Ond tra bo Prestatyn yn agor cryn dipyn putting a few wins together as much in all domestic competitions, and o fwlch ar frig y tabl yn y gogledd, mae as the teams at the top are capable of continued their form in the UEFA pethau llawer agosach yn JD Cymru’r losing or drawing a few, so I tend to stay Women’s Champions League by De gyda Phrifysgol Abertawe, Llanelli, away until after ten games. I wouldn’t recording the best results of any Welsh STM Sports, Hwlffordd a Rhydaman oll have a clue where anyone is, I promise. club in the history of the competition. yn gwthio i gyrraedd y brig. Er syndod I know we’re top because people keep However, Swansea City are desperate to i lawer llwyddodd STM Sports i sicrhau telling me, but ahead of who and by return to the European stage, and their buddugoliaeth 4-1 sylweddol oddi how many points I have no idea!” early advantage means there could be cartref i Hwlffordd cwpl o wythnosau’n a fascinating title race ahead. ôl a dangos i bawb eu bod yn cyrraedd Meanwhile, Neil Gibson’s Prestatyn y safon, ac mae Prifysgol Abertawe Town are making a big impression on TÎM BARRY TOWN UNITED SY’N CIPIO’R hefyd wedi gwneud cryn argraff er eu the JD Cymru North, and made their PENAWDAU CYCHWYNNOL AR DRAWS bod nhw’n newydd i’r gynghrair y tymor intentions of a return to the top-flight CYNGHREIRIAU JD CYMRU WRTH I DÎM hwn. Mae Rhydaman wedi gweld cryn clear recently with a convincing 7-0 GAVIN CHESTERFIELD YMESTYN EU hwb yn eu cynulleidfa wrth groesawu victory over Bangor City. It was a MANTAIS AR FRIG UWCH GYNGHRAIR JD cyn chwaraewyr Dinas Abertawe Lee busy summer at Bastion Gardens and CYMRU GYDA BUDDUGOLIAETH 1-0 ODDI Trundle ac Andy Robinson i’w plith, a the rewards have been immediately CARTREF I’R PENCAMPWYR PRESENNOL, hyd yn hyn mae eu canlyniadau wedi apparent. Elsewhere in the division, Y SEINTIAU NEWYDD, BYTHEFNOS YN ÔL. adlewyrchu eu dyhead. Colwyn Bay are still finding their feet in the Welsh pyramid system and sit in Evan Press oedd yr arwr a sgoriodd Yn Uwch Gynghrair Merched Cymru mid-table following a mixed bag of early ar y diwrnod, ond yn ôl Chesterfield, Orchard, hawliodd Abertawe un o results, while former JD Cymru Premier mae hi’n llawer rhy gynnar i siarad ganlyniadau gorau’r tymor yn eu gêm side Porthmadog are struggling to am gipio’r gynghrair. “Fyswn i ddim yn agoriadol wrth drechu’r pencampwyr, rediscover former glory as they look to gallu dweud wrthoch chi sut mae’r tabl Met Caerdydd, 1-0 diolch i gôl gan move away from the relegation zone. yn edrych,” eglurodd y rheolwr. “Mae’r Stacey John-Davies. Llwyddodd Met timau ar y gwaelod yr un mor debygol o Caerdydd i fachu’r trebl y tymor But while Prestatyn Town open up sicrhau sawl buddugoliaeth ag y mae’r diwethaf heb golli’r un gêm mewn a convincing lead in the north of timau ar y brig o golli gemau, felly rydw unrhyw gystadleuaeth ddomestig. the country, things are a lot more i’n dueddol o beidio â chymryd llawer o Parhau a wnaeth y perfformiad hwnnw competitive in the JD Cymru South, sylw tan ar ôl deg gêm. Does gen i ddim yng Ngynghrair y Pencmpwyr Merched with Swansea University, Llanelli, clem lle mae unrhyw un, addo! Rydw UEFA wrth iddynt sicrhau’r canlyniadau STM Sports, Haverfordwest County i’n gwybod mai ni sydd ar y brig gan fod gorau erioed i unrhyw glwb o Gymru and Ammanford all pushing for top pawb yn dweud wrtha’ i o hyd, ond o yn hanes y gystadleuaeth. Er hynny, spot. Surprise package STM Sports flaen pwy ac o sawl pwynt does gen i mae Abertawe ar dân eisiau dychwelyd claimed a significant 4-1 win away ddim syniad!” i’r llwyfan Ewropeaidd ac mae eu to Haverfordwest County a couple of mantais gynnar yn golygu y gallwn weeks ago to show their credentials, Yn y cyfamser, mae tîm Prestatyn Neil edrych ymlaen at gystadlu brwd a while Swansea University have Gibson yn gwneud cryn dipyn o argraff hynod ddiddorol am goron y gynghrair also made a big impression having ar JD Cymru y Gogledd gan wneud eu y tymor hwn.

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36 www.faw.cymru CYMRU STARS AARON RAMSEY, HARRY feat against the same opposition. dalent i gadw llygad arno ar gyfer WILSON AND DANIEL JAMES ARE THREE Cristiano Ronaldo played alongside y dyfodol, mae wedi dangos yn glir PLAYERS WHO HAVE MADE POSITIVE Wales manager Ryan Giggs at ei fod yn dalent y presennol gyda HEADLINES FOR THEIR NEW CLUBS Manchester United and Gareth chyfres o goliau trawiadol yn ei liwiau ALREADY THIS SEASON FOLLOWING Bale at Real Madrid, and while newydd. Yn y cyfamser, mae Wilson SIGNIFICANT SUMMER MOVES. their relationship is still in its early wedi dangos i’w gefnogwyr newydd stages, his partnership with Ramsey ar arfordir Lloegr cystal yw ei ddoniau Wilson and James have carried could prove to be just as effective. gydag un o’i giciau rhydd arbennig yn their Championship form into erbyn y pencampwyr, Manchester City the English Premier League with Meanwhile, there is an increasing ym mis Awst. Yn yr un modd, yn dilyn Bournemouth and Manchester United Welsh influence in the German ymddangosiad byr yng Nghynghrair respectively, while Aaron Ramsey has pyramid system, with James y Pencampwyr ar gyfer ei gêm already settled into the Italian life Lawrence and Ethan Ampadu both gyntaf, llwyddodd Ramsey i nodi ei both on and off the field in Turin making loan moves to FC St. Pauli ddechreuad cyntaf i Juventus yn Serie with Juventus. and RB Liepzig from Anderlecht A gyda’i gôl gyntaf. and Chelsea respectively. Rabbi James arrived at Old Trafford from Matondo is also playing his club Mae’r cymariaethau â John Charles Swansea City, and while many football in Germany with Schalke 04 yn anochel ers i Ramsey gadarnhau English Premier League pundits following his permanent switch from y byddai’n ymuno â’r tîm o Turin, considered him to be one for the Manchester City to the Bundesliga a llwyddodd i efelychu cyn arwr future, he has shown that he is back in January. Juventus a Chymru gan sgorio yn y clearly one for the present with a fuddugoliaeth 2-1 yn erbyn Verona. string of impressive goals in the MAE SÊR CYMRU AARON RAMSEY, Ar 8 Medi 1957 y llwyddodd Charles colours of his new club. Meanwhile, HARRY WILSON A DANIEL JAMES YN yr un gamp yn union yn erbyn yr Wilson showed his new fans on DRI CHWARAEWR SY’N WEDI HAWLIO un gwrthwynebwyr. Chwaraeodd the south coast exactly what he is PENAWDAU POSITIF I’W CLYBIAU Cristiano Ronaldo yn erbyn rheolwr capable of with a trademark free- NEWYDD YN BAROD Y TYMOR HWN AR Cymru, Ryan Giggs, yn Manchester kick against champions Manchester ÔL TROSGLWYDDIADAU SYLWEDDOL United a Gareth Bale yn Real Madrid, City in August. Likewise, following DROS YR HAF. ac er bod eu perthynas megis a cameo appearance in the UEFA dechrau, gallai ei bartneriaeth â Champions League for his debut, Mae Wilson a James wedi parhau â’r Ramsey brofi i fod yr un mor effeithiol. Ramsey marked his first start for perfformiadau yn y Championship Juventus in Serie A with his first goal. yn Uwch Gynghrair Lloegr gyda Yn y cyfamser, mae dylanwad Cymru Bournemouth a Manchester United ar system byramid yr Almaen yn Comparisons with John Charles (yn y drefn honno), tra bo Aaron cynyddu, gyda James Lawrence ac have been inevitable since Ramsey Ramsey eisoes yn gwneud ei hun yn Ethan Ampadu ill dau yn symud ar confirmed he would be heading for gartrefol yn yr Eidal ar y cae, ac oddi fenthyg i FC St. Pauli a RB Liepzig o Turin, and he mirrored the former arno, yn Turin gyda Juventus. Anderlecht a Chelsea. Mae Rabbi Juventus and Wales hero by scoring Matondo hefyd yn ennill ei fara menyn in the 2-1 victory against Verona. Cyrhaeddodd James yn Old Trafford o yn yr Almaen gyda Schalke 04 ar ôl It was on 8th September 1957 that Abertawe ac er bod llawer o’r pyndits symud yn barhaol o Manchester City Charles achieved the exact same pêl-droed wedi rhagweld ei fod yn i’r Bundesliga yn ôl mis Ionawr.

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It is down to Ayah that girls aged 14-16 League Final in 2017, was designed regularly turn up for Monday night to boost physical activity among training in the Grangetown area of residents, local families, children Cardiff. “In my community, girls don’t and adults and to inspire more local come to stuff if the parents don’t know youngsters to take up the sport. “The who is involved,” explains Ayah. “But opening of the pitch was a really big they come to my sessions because I’m thing in the community,” explained a familiar face and people trust me. The Ayah. “We never have stuff like that. parents know that the girls will be able There were so many kids there all to play in their jogger bottoms, a long the time, we had to organise so many top and a scarf if they want to.” tournaments! It’s still really packed.It has made a huge difference. It’s Ayah – who is Muslim - has just started just what I do. The girls come for fun a Sports Science degree at Cardiff or sometimes they need a chat if Metropolitan University and she can’t they’re having issues at school, or quite believe how far she has come. with their friends.” At 11, she moved to Cardiff from Libya and was thrust into secondary school Big things await Ayah as she starts hardly able to speak any English. “I love her degree and she remains fiercely football, I grew up playing football in ambitious for women in sport and her Libya with my boy cousins. And, after community. “Ayah is an incredible moving here, I found the way I could ambassador for our sport within her AYAH ABDULDAIM communicate was through sport. Any community and it is an honour having club at school, you name it – I was her involved in our football family,” IS A REMARKABLE doing it. I was able to relate to my explained Katy Evans of the FAW Trust. team-mates through sport – I didn’t “The number of girls she has coming 19 YEAR-OLD FROM need language. And sport and football along to her sessions is down to her grew with me. I went on to play for positive attitude and commitment WALES WHO IS Cardiff City FC Ladies and it felt good. to helping more girls become active ENCOURAGING GIRLS When I saw the coaches, I knew what I through sport. We know that teenager wanted to do.” girls are the hardest group to engage FROM BLACK, ASIAN with so it is reassuring to see 20-25 Grange Gardens has become the girls participating weekly because AND MINORITY heart of the community ever since of Ayah. We would love to run similar the installation of the maxi-pitch projects at other locations across ETHNIC COMMUNITIES was funded by the UEFA Grassroots Wales to encourage more girls from (BAME) TO PLAY Programme and the FAW, in partnership BAME communities to play.” with Cardiff City Council. The pitch, FOOTBALL. which opened ahead of the Champions Check out BeFootball.Cymru.

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