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BBC News
29-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Vigouroux could face Messi, but Eom gets summer off
Lawrence Vigouroux is facing a mighty challenge with Chile next week, but Swansea City team-mate Eom Ji-Sung has been given a summer break by South Vigouroux is with the Chile squad preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and take on Argentina in a World Cup qualifying game in Santiago on 6 June before going to Bolivia four days may be that Vigouroux comes up against Lionel Messi, who was named in Argentina's preliminary squad, as Chile look to cause a major upset by beating the world there will be no work for Eom this summer after he was omitted from the South Korea squad for their qualifying matches against Iraq and Kuwait. Eom finished the Championship season in style, looking like a player who was coming to terms with the English second tier, having struggled at times following his move from Gwangju last he has been left out alongside the likes of Yang Min-hyeok, who was on loan at Queens Park Rangers last season, and Bae Jun-ho of Stoke Korea boss Hong Myung-bo has indicated the Championship players have been left out because they have been inactive for a number of weeks, rather than due to any loss of fringe player Nathan Tjoe-A-On is with the Indonesia squad for games against China and Japan, while striker Zan Vipotnik may go to the Uefa Under-21 European Championship with Cabango, Ollie Cooper and Liam Cullen are part of Craig Bellamy's Wales squad for qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Belgium, while Evan Watts, Sam Parker, Cameron Congreve and Joel Cotterill are in the Wales Under-21 squad.
Wales Online
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Full list of winners from Swansea City awards night as Goncalo Franco scoops double
Full list of winners from Swansea City awards night as Goncalo Franco scoops double Swansea held their end-of-season awards on Wednesday evening Goncalo Franco scooped two awards on the night (Image: Swansea City/Athena Pictures ) Goncalo Franco was the big winner at Swansea City's annual awards evening. The Portuguese midfielder was named Swansea City Supporters' Men's Player of the Season, and was also chosen as his team-mates as the Men's Players' Player of the Season. The double award caps what's been a tremendous first season with the Swans, with Franco emerging as a key player since his arrival from Moreirense last summer. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. Elsewhere on the night, fellow summer signing Lawrence Vigouroux was named Mens's Best Newcomer of the season, after racking up 14 clean sheets over the campaign, seven of which came from his last 12 appearances. Liam Cullen picked up the Men's Top Goalscorer prize, with the Wales international netting a career-best return of 11 goals across the campaign. Meanwhile, Josh Key scooped the gong for Goal of the Season for his sublime strike in the 3-0 win over Plymouth Argyle last month. Article continues below Lawrence Vigouroux picked up the award for Best Men's Newcomer (Image: Swansea City/Athena Pictures ) Young midfielder Jacob Cook, who recently put pen to paper on his first professional deal and also found the net for the under-21s in the recent win over Burnley, was named as Academy Player of the Season. Arthur Parker picked up the Under-21s' Player of the Season award despite still being aged just 18. Stacey John-Davis earned the Women's Top Goalscorer award, while experienced defender Jess Williams was named Women's Players' Player of the Season. Teenager Aimee Deacon won Women's Best Newcomer. The 17-year-old racked up 10 goals in all competitions, including two hat-tricks, during a superb debut campaign after leaving Barry Town United last year. Esme Allchurch, widow of the late, great Ivor Allchurch, and the honorary president of the club's Former Players' Association, clinched the Lifetime Achievement award. Josh Key won Goal of the Season for his strike in the win over Plymouth back in April (Image: Swansea City/Athena ) Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone The Alan Curtis award - to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the club - went to Nigel Stevenson and Wyndham Evans. The pair made more than 600 appearances for the Swans between them and also featured in every division as John Toshack's side climbed from the bottom tier to the top flight of English football during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Article continues below They have since remained a presence at the club as much loved hosts in the club's hospitality lounges on matchdays, and also contribute to Swans TV. Finally, recently-retired Helen Elton picked up the Community Champion Award in recognition for her 13 years of work with the Swansea City Foundation.
BBC News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Big club' Swansea must not be 'pushed about'
Lawrence Vigouroux says Swansea City must not be "pushed about" when they bid to continue their winning run at Millwall on Saturday (15:00 BST).Swansea go in search of a sixth successive Championship victory but face a Lions side who are also in fine Neil's team are eighth in the table, three places above Swansea, having won four of their past five Vigouroux says Swansea are expecting a stern examination at The Den – but that they will take inspiration from recent away successes at Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland as well as last month's draw at Leeds."It will be another tough game but a lot of the games have been tough," he said."We have just got to keep playing the way we have. We dominate quite a lot of teams on the ball and also we have been very dangerous in the final third. If we continue that, it will be really good game."They need to win but we are not here to be pushed about. We are a big club and we have got to go there, go toe to toe and try to get three points."While Millwall are only three points outside the play-offs, Swansea are six points adrift of sixth-placed Coventry Swans are technically still in contention to extend their season going into the penultimate round of second-tier fixtures in however, the Swans can begin planning for another year in the Championship – and Vigouroux is hoping this campaign will finish with a flourish."I think the good thing is that we can hopefully take it into next season," he added."We have done really well over the last 11 games. If we can continue that and then go into pre-season, it can only be good for the club."
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'In football, nothing is ever guaranteed'
Lawrence Vigouroux was sad to see Luke Williams leave Swansea City – but says the players he left behind have not had time to dwell on the departure of their former head the man who signed Vigouroux last summer, said farewell to Swansea in February after a run of seven defeats in nine league then, Swansea have taken eight points from six games under caretaker boss Alan Sheehan to edge towards securing their Championship status for next season."It was disappointing [to see Williams go]," goalkeeper Viogouroux said."A lot of things happened in that time. We lost Matt Grimes who was such an important player for us and then we lose the manager."I think it's football in terms of nothing is ever guaranteed for a long period of time. It was sad but football keeps going. If you feel sorry for yourself then you can end up losing way more games."Derby County's victory over Preston North End on Wednesday means 16th-placed Swansea are five points clear of the relegation places with seven games remaining this season, the first of which is at home against the Rams this Saturday (5:00 BST).Derby are up to 20th in the table, four points behind their weekend opponents, having won four successive tackling John Eustace's rejuvenated team, Swansea host bottom-of-the-table Plymouth Argyle next head into what could be a key week knowing two home wins would make them all but safe on 51 points, and with spirits lifted by last weekend's rousing draw with promotion-chasing Leeds United."We have shown we can get results against some of the teams at the top end of the division and hopefully that continues," Vigouroux added."Leeds was a really tough game and it was a great result for us."But it's only a good point if we can get some result in the next two games."
