News about Chris Gunter

Since announcing his retirement from playing at the end of the season, Chris Gunter will join the Wales staff as a national team development coach. In March, Gunter was part of Rob Page's coaching staff for European Championship qualifiers against Croatia and Latvia, and his new part-time employment will ensure assistance for young Wales players as they move into senior football. Following AFC Wimbledon's last game of the Sky Bet League Two season at Grimsby on Monday, the 33-year-old will play.

Outside Clwb Ifor Bach, the clocks have just hit 9 a.m., and a line is snaking. Some call it the Welsh Club. This location, near Cardiff Castle, has opened a second home to Wales football fans. They go to play on these three floors. Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Tehran on Friday to watch their clash with Iran: the home front of a protest that carried Rob Page's side to Qatar. All around are relics of Wales' long road back to the World Cup. Stickers on the urinals announce the 'Spirit of '58'.

With 30 players from the two Manchester clubs competing in Qatar, all 20 Premier League clubs will be represented at the World Cup. On Monday, the final squads for the 32 participating countries were announced, with 134 players from England's top-flight selected. Manchester City will have the most, with 16 members of their squad being called up, followed by Manchester United with 14, Chelsea 12, and Tottenham Hotspur 11.