Overview
- Bosnia manager Sergej Barbarez alleged at a Monday news conference in Sarajevo that Welsh coach Steve Cooper left Benjamin Tahirovic out because Wales play Bosnia this week.
- Brondby responded Tuesday by publicly supporting Cooper, with communications chief Soren Hanghoj calling the claim speculative and saying the choice was a club decision.
- Media reports Tuesday said Tahirovic contacted Cooper to apologise, and sporting director Benjamin Schmede reached out to Barbarez to explain the call.
- Cooper has said he dropped Tahirovic, and defender Sean Klaiber, for failing to meet club values, presenting the move as a disciplinary matter without giving specifics.
- The row comes before Thursday’s World Cup play-off in Cardiff, where the winner will host Italy or Northern Ireland for a place at the tournament.