Wales make the semi-finals of Euro 2016 after beating Belgium 3-1 making them the first tournament debutants to do so since Sweden in 1992.

27 November 2011.

The Welsh football manager, Gary Speed, is found hanged in his garage at his home in Cheshire leaving behind a devastated wife, two children, and a national football side ranked 116 in the world.

During this period of upheaval and mourning for Welsh football, Chris Coleman, a winner of 32 caps and four goals, was a forgotten man, languishing in the Greek Superleague where he was the manager of Larissa.