Article body analysed

Wales' Bale is available on a pre-World Cup free transfer, so where will he end up? The Athletic writers make cases for different options The Athletic UK Staff144 Safe standing at grounds across the United Kingdom has had “a positive impact on spectator safety” and improved the matchday experience, a new report has said.

The trial of safe standing in English football, which began in January, has allowed Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, .. . Holly Percival Neil Warnock has announced his retirement from football management after taking charge of over 1500 games in English football.

He has been in charge at 16 clubs, most notably Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, and Cardiff City.

Warnock, 73, was most recently manager of. .. Jacob Whitehead Leeds United full-back Cody Drameh is set to join Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season.

The Athletic understands that the deal will not include an option to buy.

Drameh, 20, was keen for more regular football, having only featured three times for Leeds in the Premier League this. .. Phil Hay and Jacob Whitehead Football matches in Wales will be played behind closed doors from Boxing Day.

The Welsh government has said that indoor and outdoor sporting events in the country will take place without spectators due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. An end date has not been announced.

This. .. Jacob Whitehead Cardiff City have appointed Steve Morison as their first team manager for the rest of the 2021-22 season.

Morison, 38, was named as caretaker manager following the departure of Mick Mc Carthy on October 23 after a club record eighth consecutive league defeat.

Morison will be assisted by Tom. .. The Athletic Staff David Henderson, the businessman convicted over organising the flight that crashed into the English Channel killing Emiliano Sala, has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court to 18 months in prison.

Henderson, 67, was convicted by a majority verdict of 10 to two.

Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, .. . Luke Brown David Henderson, the businessman who organised the flight that crashed — leading to the death of Emiliano Sala — has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.

The decision was made on Thursday morning, with sentencing to take place on November 12.

Sala, 28, was on a flight. .. The Athletic Staff Advertisement Cardiff City have parted company with manager Mick Mc Carthy after a club record eighth league defeat in a row.

The Welsh club fell to a 2-0 defeat to Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon and Cardiff announced Mc Carthy’s exit just over an hour after full-time.

A Cardiff statement read: “Cardiff. .. The Athletic Staff Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba has announced that he is cancer-free following his battle with lymphoma.

The 36-year old was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer and started chemotherapy in January.

GO DEEPERSol Bamba: 'I'll play another year. .. I can't finish like this. I'll finish properly, because this isn't it'

Bamba posted on Twitter: “Hey everyone, just a quick message to inform you that I'm now cancer free!

“It is of course an incredibly heartwarming news for my family and I, we are over the moon right now. I really want to thank each and everyone that has. .. The Athletic Staff