London: Cardiff City were promoted to the English Premier League on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw at home to Charlton Athletic guaranteed the Welsh side a top-two finish in the Championship (second division). Cardiff, who have agonisingly missed out in the playoffs for the last three seasons, will play in the top flight next season for the first time since 1962.
Their promotion was greeted with joyous scenes at the final whistle with players and fans celebrating on the pitch. "There are a lot of smiley happy faces and it's going to be a long night in Cardiff I think," manager Malky Mackay told Sky Sports against a deafening noise at the Cardiff City stadium. "I'm delighted for these people. There are a lot of people here who have gone through a lot of hard times and this is for them," added the Scotsman who took over the team in 2011.
"The staff of the football club, the back office, the training ground staff, the directors and our owners, these players and these fans and the people of Cardiff, it's a night for them," added the former Watford boss. The principality now has two representatives in the Premier League with Cardiff joining arch-rivals Swansea City, who won the English League Cup final this season.
"I am lost for words right now. We thoroughly deserve that if I'm honest," Cardiff defender Mark Hudson told the BBC. "The consistency we've had this year, top since November, and now we're
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