Gareth Bale Retired

[Diego]

Bale has retired from football. Good luck to him, clear he fell out of love with it a while back now.

 

[TeaCider]

Phenomenal player on his day.

Probably the right decision, he was woeful at the World Cup and he's not been able to stay fit for years.

 

[fella]

Cracking player, lovely chap. Think he retired before he moved to LA. Was sad to see the state of him at the World Cup.

 

[newyddion]

Up there with Ronaldo when fit, phenomenal player. Imagine how good he would have been if he’d played for England!

 

[Morton94]

What a player! Hope he enjoys his retirement, throughly enjoyed watching him play

 

[Hap]

I thought he was talking up a return to Wales to play for his home town club.

Guess it was just about the money after all then?

 

[Chutney]

I thought this had happened after the Ukraine game?

 

[Norman_Conquest]

A real sliding door moment for him when Spurs want to give us him and cash for Downing.

It did look like he had retired during the world cup. He was awful at times but like the Welsh manager said, he's deadly from a free kick.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

A return to the international backwaters for the Welsh.

 

[JM14]

What a waste of a career, could have been one of the best players on the planet

 

[Diego]

I thought this had happened after the Ukraine game?

Retired 25 minutes ago. Although I get what you are trying to say

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

Think he only kept going for the international games.

 

[Diego]

Think he only kept going for the international games.

Definetly. Obviously just fancied going until the World Cup and then he’s seen how poor he was and decided to call it a day

 

[Marvanelli]

One of the greatest British footballers of all time.

What a career he's had!

Incredible player on his day and he would make my Premier League all time 11.

 

[festa5]

What a waste of a career, could have been one of the best players on the planet

Can't decide if you're being serious or not!

if not I don't get it. He was one of the best players on the planet.

 

[norfolkngood]

Imagine how good he would have been if he’d played for England!

WTF?
Imagine how much better if he'd played for a good team rather than a Spanish one. Is that the next gem?

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

He did ok but will always be haunted by what could've been if he'd joined the Boro as a left back instead of squandering his career at spurs and Real Madrid

 

[Smoggyonthesolent]

What a waste of a career, could have been one of the best players on the planet

He won 5 champions leagues!!!

 

[parmoboy]

He did ok but will always be haunted by what could've been if he'd joined the Boro as a left back instead of squandering his career at spurs and Real Madrid

You'd think so but he's actually been quoted in the past as saying he doesn't regret it, as he'd realised at the time that he wouldn't have gotten his place in the side ahead of Andrew Taylor.

 

[JM14]

Can't decide if you're being serious or not!

if not I don't get it. He was one of the best players on the planet.

For a very short spell, he had the ability to do far far more, practically retired in his late 20s