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| Euro 2016: Wales players to get homecoming celebration | Euro 2016: Wales players to get homecoming celebration |
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| A special homecoming event to welcome back Wales' Euro 2016 team is being organised in Cardiff on Friday. | A special homecoming event to welcome back Wales' Euro 2016 team is being organised in Cardiff on Friday. |
| A celebratory open top bus tour will leave from Cardiff Castle and the Manic Street Preachers will play at Cardiff City Stadium. | A celebratory open top bus tour will leave from Cardiff Castle and the Manic Street Preachers will play at Cardiff City Stadium. |
| It will be followed by a player presentation. | It will be followed by a player presentation. |
| Wales fans have praised the team's heroics at Euro 2016, saying it has changed Welsh football forever. | Wales fans have praised the team's heroics at Euro 2016, saying it has changed Welsh football forever. |
| Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford said: "We feel this event is a great way of everyone celebrating what has been a historic period for Welsh football. | Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford said: "We feel this event is a great way of everyone celebrating what has been a historic period for Welsh football. |
| "The scenes we have seen both at home and over in France have been fantastic and we hope that our passionate supporters can enjoy another moment with the players to end a memorable few weeks." | "The scenes we have seen both at home and over in France have been fantastic and we hope that our passionate supporters can enjoy another moment with the players to end a memorable few weeks." |
| Bus tour | |
| The players will board the bus at Cardiff Castle at 16:00 BST. | |
| It will go down High Street and St Mary Street on to Wood Street, turn right on to Westgate Street, before turning left at the Holiday Inn and crossing the River Taff. | |
| The tour will proceed down Wellington Street, turn on to Leckwith Road, then finish at Cardiff City Stadium at 17:30. | |
| Events at Cardiff City Stadium will begin at 17:15, with turnstiles open at 17:00. | |
| A player and staff presentation and Q&A will begin at 18.45. | |
| BBC Wales will follow the homecoming celebrations on TV, radio and online in English and in Welsh. | BBC Wales will follow the homecoming celebrations on TV, radio and online in English and in Welsh. |
| Viewing figures | |
| Almost half Wales' population watched last night's ITV match coverage, with figures peaking at 1.327 million viewers. | |
| From kick-off to final whistle, the match averaged an audience of 1.2 million, a 74% share. | |
| Across the UK, the number of viewers peaked at 15.4 million. | |
| The figure is just behind 1.379 million viewers who watched the Olympic opening ceremony in 2012 - the highest peak audience in Wales this century. | |
| 'A thrilling journey' | |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones praised both the team and the Welsh fans, and said it had been "a thrilling journey and one which has gripped the nation". | First Minister Carwyn Jones praised both the team and the Welsh fans, and said it had been "a thrilling journey and one which has gripped the nation". |
| "We have a unique culture, unique values and unique people - something which is now recognised by billions of people all over the world. | "We have a unique culture, unique values and unique people - something which is now recognised by billions of people all over the world. |
| "The performance on the pitch has been magnificent, the impression our fans have left on France and the rest of the world equally so - you've all done your country very, very proud." | "The performance on the pitch has been magnificent, the impression our fans have left on France and the rest of the world equally so - you've all done your country very, very proud." |
| Meanwhile, the Welsh Conservatives have backed a campaign for a north Wales homecoming event. | |
| Montgomeryshire AM Russell George said: "Following the tournament, it'd be fantastic for people in all parts of Wales to have the opportunity to welcome the team back." |