Bale’s Madrid joy and misery

Daniel Moffat examines Gareth Bale's rollercoaster ride with the Spanish giants

An infamous banner held by Gareth Bale and his Welsh teammates after securing qualification for Euro 2020 which read: Wales, Golf, Madrid – In That Order, said a lot about his feelings and emotions towards the European giants.
But when he first arrived in the Spanish capital, it looked destined for Bale to share the spotlight with Cristiano Ronaldo, making Real a modern-day superpower.
The Welshman had it all - pace, strength and the finishing ability to mimic that of Ronaldo from the opposite flank. He could s...

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