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Craig Bellamy

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Craig Bellamy is a Welsh former footballer and current head coach of the Wales national team.

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"Bellamy publicly stated earlier this month that he had rejected club offers to stay."
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"Everything's in place, I get completely backed and it's going to give me the opportunity in the next two years to improve again."
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"I'm comfortable with the decision I've made. I've always been committed in everything I do and that hasn't changed."
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"I think my commitment has always been there and I've proven that over the years."
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"I feel he's going to be a really important player for us for a number of years."
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"He is walking on his own with police everywhere and Lisbon airport locked off. Even the police were taking pictures. No-one could bother him."
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"It was like, 'wow'. I'm so glad I saw that moment because he is beyond a superstar."
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"It was a difficult game for us. We had to suffer a lot."
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"There's more for us, so that's something we always look at as a positive."
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"Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of all generations, not just this generation."
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"The positive part is you expose one or two players to this moment, I remember doing it about two years ago in Turkey with Koumas."
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"I'm really hurting. When you see an athletic team run over you a little bit... but then, will we improve? I think we will."
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"For us, this [Norway game] is another one, the intensity, top players, real speed."
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"You’ve built it in your nation for a number of years, you have two clubs in the Champions League."
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"I give everything for my country. Everything. I turned down big money to keep doing this. I love doing this."
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"Group has 'exploded' after Wales win - Bellamy."
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"Physically, I completely agree with the ones who don't like [the new window]. It makes no sense."
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"If we have a few injuries, which we had more than one or two, they miss four games."
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