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New York Times
04-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Aaron Ramsey joins Mexican club Pumas after Cardiff exit
Aaron Ramsey has completed his transfer to Liga MX club Pumas UNAM. The Athletic reported that Ramsey flew to Mexico on Monday night to sign a one-year deal, with includes an option to extend, having already completed a medical with Pumas. The 34-year-old turned down interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to join Pumas, who begin their new campaign on July 13 against Santos Laguna, having finished 10th of 18 sides in the top flight last term. Ramsey, formerly of Arsenal, was a free agent after his contract at Cardiff City expired in late June. Bienvenido, @aaronramsey 🐾⚽️ La historia de este club te recibe con los brazos un nuevo capítulo comienza en Cantera. Tu futbol, experiencia y pasión llegan a un equipo con identidad y Universitaria es tu nueva casa.#UnidosPorLaHistoria — PUMAS (@PumasMX) July 3, 2025 He rejoined in 2023 and was interim manager for the final three games of the 2024-25 Championship season, overseeing two draws and a defeat as they finished bottom the second tier and were relegated to League One. The Wales captain played 10 games for Cardiff last season and took his first managerial role on a short-term basis following the dismissal of Omer Riza. Advertisement Ramsey had played down the prospect of taking charge of Cardiff on a permanent basis, saying he wanted to continue his playing career and lead his country at the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The opening game of next summer's tournament will be held in Mexico City, his new base with Pumas. In an 11-year spell, Ramsey made 369 appearances for Arsenal, recording 64 goals and 60 assists. He also played 70 times for Juventus and 34 games for Nice before returning to Cardiff, where rose through the academy in his early playing career. The midfielder has played 86 times for Wales, and was named captain of the national side following Gareth Bale's retirement in January 2023. Pumas finished sixth in the 2024-25 Liga MX and qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup. ()
New York Times
30-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Aaron Ramsey flying to Mexico to sign for Liga MX club Pumas
Aaron Ramsey was set to travel to Mexico on Monday night ahead of signing for Liga MX side Pumas UNAM. Ramsey has already completed a medical with the Mexico City club and is due agree a deal for the coming season, with an option to extend, on Tuesday. The 34-year-old turned down interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to join Pumas, who begin their new campaign on July 13 against Santos Laguna, having finished 10th of 18 sides in the top flight last term. Advertisement Ramsey, formerly of Arsenal, is out of contract at Cardiff City — whom he rejoined in 2023 and where he was interim manager for the final three games of the 2024-25 Championship season. The Wales captain played 10 games for Cardiff last season and took his first managerial role on a short-term basis following the dismissal of Omer Riza. He guided his side to draws against Oxford United and West Bromwich Albion before overseeing a 4-2 defeat to Norwich City, which saw Cardiff finish bottom of the table and relegated to the third-tier of English football. Speaking upon taking the job in April, Ramsey played down his potential appointment as Cardiff's full-time head coach with ambitions of continuing his playing career for the 2026 World Cup. 'I am just taking these three games,' he said. 'I'm still recovering from a hamstring operation, I'm still in the middle of rehab and I'm focused on getting back to full fitness. This is a role where it's going to be an intense 10 days now then I can relax and get back into my rehab. I'm just looking at the next two.' Ramsey added: 'There's a lot to play for and that World Cup is a massive carrot being dangled.' In an 11-year spell, Ramsey made 369 appearances for Arsenal, recording 64 goals and 60 assists. He also played 70 times for Juventus and 34 games for Nice before returning to Cardiff, where rose through the academy in his early playing career. The midfielder has earned 86 caps for Wales, and was named captain of the national side following Gareth Bale's retirement in March 2023. ()
Wales Online
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Clear Cardiff City manager favourite emerges after double setback
Clear Cardiff City manager favourite emerges after double setback The Bluebirds are yet to appoint a new permanent manager after sacking Omer Riza nearly two months ago Buckingham is now the clear favourite to take the Cardiff job Des Buckingham is now the odds-on favourite to take the Cardiff City job as the end of the club's manager search saga draws nearer. The Bluebirds are still in the hunt for a permanent successor to Omer Riza since he was dismissed in the closing stages of last season, as the club were relegated to League One. A shortlist, using the help of an external agency, was drawn up for Vincent Tan's consideration, but nearly eight weeks on from Riza's departure and with pre-season getting under way next month, an appointment is yet to be made. After Nathan Jones signed a new long-term deal with Charlton to end speculation linking him with the Cardiff job, midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who took charge of the team as interim manager for the final three matches of their dismal Championship campaign, looked likely to take up the reins at his boyhood club on a permanent basis. However, in bombshell news over the weekend, it was reported that Ramsey will now up sticks and move to Mexico to join Liga MX side Pumas, with the Wales legend "ready for a new chapter" across the Atlantic, according to the Press Association transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. An announcement regarding the Bluebirds' new boss was due at the start of the week, but, in the wake of the double setback, that didn't happen. However, there now finally looks to be light at the end of the tunnel with former Oxford United boss Buckingham emerging as the clear favourite for the job. The 40-year-old is now priced as 8/13 favourite by BetVictor, ahead of Leicester City coach Brian Barry-Murphy (6/5) and ex-Bolton boss Ian Evatt (6/1). Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community Article continues below Buckingham, who has been out of work since being sacked by Oxford in December, was riding high in the bookies' odds for the Cardiff job around a month ago and is back in pole position with Jones and Ramsey now off the table. Having led the Us to League One promotion last year, he was always in the mix for the Bluebirds gig and was involved in the interview process which concluded at the end of last month. Buckingham has also been linked with the vacant post at Plymouth Argyle, who were also relegated to League One on the final day of the season. However, that job could well go to Barry-Murphy, who is now the bookies' favourite to take over at Home Park. The Irishman, who is currently a first-team coach at Leicester, is currently evens with BetVictor to take to the Argyle dugout, in what would be his second major role after leaving Rochdale in 2021. Barry-Murphy is ahead of Tom Cleverley, Jack Wilshere and Buckingham in the odds for the Plymouth job, as well as Evatt, who left Bolton in January. While Cardiff said that a new process to select the next manager made them hopeful of appointing a new boss by the end of May, the process has dragged on with Tan accused of treating fans with "contempt". In a statement released earlier this week, Cardiff City Supporters Trust described the delay as "intolerable", with fans "concerned and angry" about the situation. "Time is moving on, critical pre-season decisions need to be made in terms of the squad which cannot happen without a manager," the statement read. "It is as long ago as 19 April that Omer Riza was relieved of his duties and 3 May was the final game of the season and it is 10 June that this communication is being written with still no sign of an appointment. "As the ultimate power within the club does Vincent Tan have a sense of urgency? The club may say that there is no reason to panic but it is fair to say that the fanbase view the situation with some concern and anger. Article continues below "That fact that there has been a deafening silence from the club has not been helpful... we are led to believe that the current state of inertia/indecision is purely down to the owner [Tan] and... [chief executive] Ken Choo." It continued: "This situation is intolerable and only serves to demonstrate the contempt the owner holds the fanbase in. We have no idea where we are in the process. Are the experts employed to assist in the job of finding a new manager still in the building? Are they continuing to advise? We hope they are but we just don't know. "We will continue to liaise with the club to try and urge them to improve communication as fans deserve to be treated better."
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Manager search delay shows owner's 'contempt', says Supporters' Trust
Cardiff City Supporters' Trust (CCST) has accused owner Vincent Tan of treating the club's fanbase with "contempt" over what the fans' body says is an "intolerable" delay and lack of communication over the appointment of a new had three different managers as they were relegated from the Championship this season and are now looking for a ninth boss in four Bulut was fired in September and his successor Omar Riza received his marching orders in April. Aaron Ramsey was appointed Cardiff interim manager for the final three games of the 2024-25 Championship season but was unable to keep them from club said in May that it would trial a new process to appoint the next manager, by assembling a sub-committee, and were hopeful of appointing a new boss by the end of that with the process now dragging on towards the middle of June, CCST issued a statement expressing its concern."Time is moving on, critical pre-season decisions need to be made in terms of the squad which cannot happen without a manager," read the statement."It is as long ago as 19 April that Omer Riza was relieved of his duties and 3 May was the final game of the season and it is 10 June that this communication is being written with still no sign of an appointment. "As the ultimate power within the club does Vincent Tan have a sense of urgency?"The club may say that there is no reason to panic but it is fair to say that the fanbase view the situation with some concern and anger. "That fact that there has been a deafening silence from the club has not been helpful... we are led to believe that the current state of inertia/indecision is purely down to the owner [Tan] and... [chief executive] Ken Choo."The statement continued: "This situation is intolerable and only serves to demonstrate the contempt the owner holds the fanbase in."We have no idea where we are in the process. Are the experts employed to assist in the job of finding a new manager still in the building? Are they continuing to advise? We hope they are but we just don't know."We will continue to liaise with the club to try and urge them to improve communication as fans deserve to be treated better."
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ramsey the player 'still has something to offer'
Harry Wilson says Aaron Ramsey still has plenty of offer as a player as uncertainty continues over what will come next for the 34, sees his Cardiff City contract expire this summer and there is no word yet on whether he will be offered a new deal by the managerless ended the 2024-25 season as Cardiff's caretaker boss following the dismissal of Omer Riza, but was unable to save the club from relegation to League taking the managerial reins at his boyhood club, Ramsey indicated he wanted to carry on playing in 2025-26 in the hope of going to next year's World Cup with it stands, the former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder is his country's captain – though he is not in Craig Bellamy's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein on Friday and in Belgium next managerial uncertainty at Cardiff continues, there has been speculation Ramsey could be offered the chance to take over on a permanent the moment, however, former Cardiff loanee Wilson says he views Ramsey as a Wales team-mate."He's definitely still got something to offer," the Fulham forward said."You see that when he turns up, with his quality in training and in games."He's still captain when he's here. It'll be up to him to decide what he wants to do, but for sure if he's fit and available he'll definitely be here."
