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PIO Neil Taylor part of Wales squad for Euro 2016!

Wales Football AssociationWales manager Chris Coleman has named his final 23 players squad for the 2016 UEFA European Championship to be played from June 10 to July 10 in France.

And part of the Wales squad is Indian-origin Neil Taylor, who plays his club football for Swansea City in the English Premier League. Taylor’s mother is Kolkata-born and he has visited the City of Joy on a number of occasions in recent years.

Wales, who return to a big tournament in 58 years, had been drawn to face Slovakia, England and Russia in Group B.

WALES

Goalkeepers
Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace FC), Danny Ward (Liverpool FC), Owain Fon Williams (Inverness)

Defenders
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Neil Taylor (Swansea City AFC), Chris Gunter (FC Reading), Ashley Williams (Captain, AFC Swansea), James Chester (West Bromwich Albion), Ashley Richards (Fulham FC), James Collins (West Ham United FC)

Midfielders
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal FC), Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace FC), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest FC), Joe Allen (Liverpool FC), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace FC), George Williams (Fulham FC), Andy King (Leicester City FC), Dave Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Forwards
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Hal Robson-Kanu (FC Reading), Sam Vokes (Burnley FC), Simon Church (MK Dons), David Cotterill (Birmingham City FC)

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