Royals stars take part in international games

CHRIS GUNTER completed his 54th consecutive Wales appearance in their 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw at Serbia.

Gunter (left), who now has 79 caps, has not missed a game for his country since October 2010 and he played the full 90 minutes in Belgrade.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey gave Chris Coleman’s men the lead from the penalty spot but Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic earned the hosts a draw.

DENISS RAKELS played the final 22 minutes of Latvia’s qualifying defeat against Portugal.

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a brace as the European champions ran out 3-0 winners.

Goalkeeper ALI AL-HABSI took his international cap tally to 120 with a start for Oman against Palestine, but was on the losing side, going down 2-1 in the Asian Cup qualifier.

ANSSI JAAKKOLA earned his second Finland cap, playing the full 90 minutes of his country’s friendly 1-1 draw against Liechtenstein.

In the youth ranks, JOHN SWIFT played 45 minutes of a behind-closed-doors 3-0 friendly victory for England Under-21s against Iceland and Reading team-mate AXEL ANDRESSON.

ZAK JULES and JORDAN HOLSGROVE earned a bronze medal for Scotland U20s in the Toulon Tournament.

The pair featured in the thirdplaced play-off victory over Czech Republic.

Some of the Women’s squad were also playing for their countries.

MOLLY BARTRIP was part of the England U23s squad which won the Nordic Tournament while MELISSA FLETCHER scored her first goal for Wales in a friendly against Portugal.

READING will be seeded for the first round of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) with the draw set to take place on Friday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Championship fixture list is set to be released on Wednesday, June 21.