Chris Coleman and Wales national team
On 19 January 2012, Coleman was appointed team manager of the Wales national team, as successor to his friend Gary Speed, who had died the previous November. After letting his assistant Osian Roberts take charge in Speed's memorial match against Costa Rica in February, his first game in charge was a 2–0 defeat against Mexico at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 27 May; Gareth Bale and Joe Ledley both missed the game through injury, but Craig Bellamy appeared, having previously made a decision to retire from international football.Wales' first match...