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Plans to use different venues for future international matches in Wales have been backed by Neville Southall.
The Welsh national team currently plays its home games at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, but the Football Association of Wales is considering the use of smaller grounds after recent World Cup qualifying matches attracted a disappointing number of football fans.
Southall, who won a record 92 caps for Wales during his career as a goalkeeper, told BBC Sport that staging future FIFA World Cup and European qualifiers in different football stadiums around the country is a "sensible" idea.
"The new stadiums in Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli are magnificent arenas and it's good because you're giving other people in different areas a Wales a chance to watch top-class international football," the 50-year-old said.
Wales have struggled to draw crowds of more than 30,000 for their recent matches at the Millennium Stadium, with April's 2-0 defeat to Finland attracting just 22,604 people.
The Millennium Stadium has a capacity of 74,500, while Cardiff City's new ground holds just over 26,500.
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21 October 2010
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