Editing Sam Ricketts (section)

==International career==
Although born in England, Ricketts was eligible for the [[Wales national football team]] due to a Welsh grandmother.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Biography & Statistics |publisher=FAW |url=http://www.faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=0&squadno=43404&season=12/13&seasonl=2012/2013&Playertype=p|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018230118/http://faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=0&squadno=43404&season=12/13&seasonl=2012/2013&Playertype=p|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> He made his international debut for Wales on 9 February 2005 in a friendly against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] that was [[John Toshack]]'s first game in charge after his return as manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wales 2–0 Hungary |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4241751.stm |date=9 February 2005}}</ref> On 6 September 2013, he reached the milestone of 50 caps in a 2–1 loss away to [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] in [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pope |first1=Bruce |title=Macedonia 2–1 Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23964942 |access-date=13 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 September 2013}}</ref>