Gareth Bale announces his retirement



He's doing the right thing. It was obvious at the world cup that he's a shadow of the player he was in his prime. His legs have gone. He can concentrate on his golf now.


A nice way to remember him.....




That bicycle kick is one of the best goals you'll see in a game of that magnitude. Puts "Wazza's" shinned effort against us in the shade

He pretty much retired from club football after this goal didn’t he?
Excellent player and certainly one of the most successful British players in European competitions
I remember the 0-0 season opener Hart wondershow, was it the opening day of 2010 or 11? He looked a different player that day, had suddenly gone from a skinny full back into a physical beast
 
Good player in his Spurs days. From a footballing perspective going to Madrid wasn’t good for him although from a financial perspective it was obviously very, very good. I expect he’ll turn his attention to trying to make it on the European PGA Tour.

He was a regular starter for years and won like 3-4 Champions Leagues.
 
Funniest thing I read today was that someone thinks he was the greatest British player of all time
Top quality player. Aside from his club football. He took little Wales to two European Championship tournaments (including reaching a semi final) and their first World Cup finals since 1958. I'm not saying he is the greatest British player ever but, if he was English he would definititly be higher up in that particular discussion.
 
Can't argue with his form at spuds and the CL games at Madrid when he was given the chance. Will always be questions around why he didn't play more. Any way, he can focus on his golf now.
 
Can't argue with his form at spuds and the CL games at Madrid when he was given the chance. Will always be questions around why he didn't play more. Any way, he can focus on his golf now.
He was pretty much a mercenary disgrace in his last years at Madrid tbf and their fans are right to question his commitment. Yep he had a contract but surely an elite player is better than doing what he did? Basically used them as a training camp for Wales games
 

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