Bellamy backs Earnshaw

Craig Bellamy has backed Robbie Earnshaw to return from his injury nightmare and do well for Wales again. Earnshaw has been dealt injury blows continuously for the last 9 months and Bellamy has defended his friend: "Injury has taken a lot of games away from me, but that happens to a lot of players, and that includes Earnie."

"He was the golden boy of Welsh football a few years ago. Now people are trying to discard him and that is not fair.

"He still has a big role to play for his country, and he wants to play as much as anyone.

"We all want to do as well as we can, results are so important to a nation like us. We have not had the success of other nations, so good results do mean a lot to us."