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Gareth Bale trains with Wales ahead of Euro opener against Slovakia

Gareth Bale training on Thursday morning at Dinard
Image: Gareth Bale training on Thursday morning at Dinard

Chris Coleman appears to have a full squad available for Wales' Euro 2016 opener against Slovakia on Saturday.

All 23 players, including their star man Gareth Bale, were involved in Thursday's training session in Dinard.

Bale had been suffering from a knee injury in early May but played all 120 minutes of Real Madrid's Champions League final on May 28.

There was also good news regarding Joe Allen who had a similar knee concern but was training without any issues.

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And Joe Ledley's remarkable recovery from a broken leg, sustained against Stoke in early May, continues and he is expected to be in contention to play this weekend.

When Wales take to the field in Bordeaux, it will be their first tournament fixture since 1958, when they reached the World Cup quarter-finals in Sweden only to be knocked out by eventual winners Brazil.

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On that occasion, a young, 17-year-old Pele scored the only goal of the match.