Gareth Bale

  • Gareth Bale no longer a favorite at Real Madrid

    Gareth Bale has become such a peripheral figure at Real Madrid at this point that he is even being left out of squad for the biggest games of the season. The Welshman has once again been excluded from Zinedine Zidane’s list, this time for Saturday’s crunch derby with Atlético Madrid. Bale was always a regular fixture for the…

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  • Why Gareth Bale enjoys playing for Wales

    Gareth Bale says he gets more excited to play for Wales than he does for Real Madrid as confusion continues to swirl around the player’s current situation. Zidane said Bale was not injured but not available before the Eibar game last weekend and he joined Welsh training at the start of the week appearing in…

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  • Which way from here, Bale?

    Jiangsu Suning are ready to put everything into persuading Gareth Bale to move to China this summer. Zinedine Zidane admitted that Real Madrid are looking to sell the forward after leaving him out of the squad to face Bayern Munich on Saturday night. Bale currently earns 17 million euros a year after tax at Los Blancos and, with Jiangsu backed by the extremely wealthy Suning…

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  • Gareth Bale was nowhere to be seen in Real Madrid’s first pre-season match, and coach Zinedine Zidane admitted afterwards that it would be better if the Welshman left the club. Los Blancos succumbed to a 3-1 defeat against Bayern Munich in Houston with Bale not getting any minutes at all, as the club look to offload the player this summer and Zidane made…

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  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace, plus goals from Marcelo and Kroos were all Real Madrid needed to sink Valencia on Saturday, and the spectacular win wouldn’t be sweet if not for the previous disappointments. Ronaldo converted two penalties at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia to prove his contention for another Ballon d’Or is achievable.   The Portuguese…

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  • The rivalry between Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo is far from ending, not even now that the Welshman has outstaged him as the highest earner at Real Madrid. On his arrival to Santiago Bernabeu, Bale was nicknamed a “ballhog” for not passing the ball to Ronaldo. However, football critics argued in favor of the former…

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  • Gareth Bale, who just extended his contract with Real Madrid as the club’s highest earner, says he’s completely astonished at the route he took to success. He will be playing for the Spanish giants in the next six years. The Wales international footballer admits it’s not common for British players to succeed abroad, so it’s…

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  • Speculations on Gareth Bale making a switch to Manchester United has always been there, and latest reports confirm it’s more likely to happen sooner than later. Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a goal for Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho reportedly held a secret meeting with the Real Madrid player’s agent and United’s Chief Ed Woodward. The parties met sometime…

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  • Alvaro Morata spent last two seasons on loan at Juventus after Real Madrid sold him on loan in 2014 but he was lucky to get a chance to return and prove himself again at the Spanish capital. The 23-year-old who represented Spain at Euros 2016 as well as played a few successful games for Madrid since his…

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  • As the 2016 European Best Player Award heats up the media, it’d be right to grant a brief assessment on what the accolade stands for. Cristiano Ronaldo wants the trophy, Antoine Griezmann needs it, and Gareth Bale dreams it could be his. Their fate has been left in the hands of journalists to decide, using the…

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  • Zinedine Zidane admits that nothing pleases a coach like when his team puts up a good performance and crowns their efforts with victory. The Frenchman praised Real Madrid players, especially the goal scorers–Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio–after the club won 0-3 at Real Sociedad. Image: Zinedine Zidane The 44-year-old had a brief discussion with Marca after…

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  • In their first games for the 2016/17 La Liga season, Barcelona and Real Madrid displayed character against rivals Real Betis and Real Sociedad. La Blaugranas won 6-2 and Los Blancos followed with a 3-0 victory. Marca presents how the international media compared key players from both sides and their performances. Image shows Bale in action…

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  • Gareth Bale has followed up with his earlier statements that the Euro 2016 quarter final match between Wales and Portugal was never personal for him and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Welshman once again squashed rumors from the media that says there’s no cordial relationship between the two Real Madrid stars. Image: Gareth Bale talks with Cristiano Ronaldo…

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  • Image: Gareth Bale Gareth Bale has revealed the time has come for him to laugh over Real Madrid teammates who used to poke fun at him for Wales’ lack of success in world football. They were seen as minnows but now, look who’s sitting on the throne. The Madrid superstar say, “I’ve taken a lot of…

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  • Image: Gareth Bale celebrates victory with teammates. Gareth Bale was for the first time, selected to represent Wales at the end of the 2005–06 season for a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 27 May 2006. The match was played in Graz, Austria. Bale came in as a second half substitute for David Vaughan after…

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  • Image: Gareth Bale in action for Wales at Euro 2016. Gareth Bale has said it that he and his countrymen have no fear but respect for Cristiano Ronaldo, as Portugal and Wales prepare for their Euro 2016 quater final game. He insists Wednesday’s Euro 2016 semi-final will be between Wales and Portugal, not him and…

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