Graphic: Welsh Football's Golden Season

Welsh Football's Golden Season

Football fans across Wales are celebrating one of the nation's most successful seasons in decades.

Preview: Newport v Wrexham

Newport and Wrexham are in action today as they battle for a place in the Football League.

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Manchester United 2-1 Swansea (FT)

Goals from Javier Hernandez and Rio Ferdinand seal the victory for Manchester United at Old Trafford. Final score Manchester United 2-1 Swansea.

Manchester United 1-0 Swansea (HT)

Javier Hernandez put Manchester United one up, leaving the Swans trailing at half time.

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Blake lends his support to football festival

Former Wales and Cardiff City striker Nathan Blake lent his support to the StreetGames Football Pools Fives in Cardiff. The event, which was launched earlier this year, aims to encourage young people in some of the UK's most disadvantaged communities to get involved in football.

The Cardiff festival, hosted over 20 five-a-side teams from all over south Wales, is now in its third year.

Blake shared his experience of the game with participants and also joined in with coaching sessions held during the day.

Laudrup hopes to spoil Ferguson's leaving party

Tomorrow's Premier League game promises to be a friendlier occasion than the last time the two sides met, in December. Credit: PA

Michael Laudrup says he hopes Swansea City can spoil Sir Alex Ferguson's leaving party at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Ferguson is stepping down after 26 years as Manchester United manager.

The clash with Swansea will be his last home game, and his side will be presented with the Premier League trophy afterwards.

"I hope they will be thinking more about winning the Premier League trophy, about Sir Alex Ferguson and about the crowd - and less about us and the ball", Laudrup said.

"Even if we don't get something out of this game we have a good possibility of finishing in the top half so we can be relaxed going there, with no pressure, and try to get something out from it."

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Rangel and Vorm will miss Swansea's Manchester United clash

Angel Rangel, Swansea City Credit: David Davies/PA Archive

Angel Rangel and Michel Vorm will miss Swansea's trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Right-back Rangel has a calf injury, while Vorm is still recovering from the concussion he suffered in the midweek win at Wigan.

But Michu could be set for a surprise return from a hamstring injury, just a week after manager Michael Laudrup had said he would miss the remainder of the season. Centre-half Chico Flores is also in contention.

Provisional squad: Bartley, Taylor, Flores, Tate, Williams, Britton, Michu, Hernandez, Dyer, Cornell, Routledge, Monk, Shechter, Moore, De Guzman, Tiendalli, Ki, Tremmel, Agustien, Davies.

Laudrup dismisses Everton speculation: "I live in the present"

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup says he intends to stay at the club, despite speculation linking him with David Moyes' old job at Everton.

"I don't have time to speak [to other clubs]. I have too much work to do" he told reporters on Friday.

Read: Moyes appointed Manchester United manager

In pictures: Newport County's victory bus parade

The open-top bus carrying the Newport County AFC football team arrives at the Civic Centre Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Newport County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh lifts the trophy as his team arrives back at their ground Rodney Parade Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Fans celebrate as Newport County AFC football team arrive back at their ground Rodney Parade Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
The open-top bus carrying the Newport County AFC football team arrives at the Civic Centre Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Newport celebrations to continue into tonight

An open-top bus parade through Newport is due to begin at 6pm this evening.

The bus will leave Rodney Parade and travel along Corporation Road, Clarence Place and up to the Civic Centre for a drinks reception.

One Newport County fan Darren Broadribb says the celebrations haven't stopped since Sunday's victory.

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