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Gareth Bale donates £500,000 to help Welsh NHS workers.

Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale and his wife, Emma have donated £500,000 to the charitable arm of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, to help NHS staff in Wales, fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The donation was made to the official NHS charity of Cardiff and Vale Health Board which focuses on providing extra services for patients and staff that normal NHS funds don’t provide.

Also Read: Premier League players make £4m worth of contribution to the NHS.

Bale said in a video posted online, “I just wanted to thank everybody in the NHS for all their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis, The University of Wales Hospital holds a special place in my heart. It is where I was born and it has provided great support to my family, friends and the wider community. Me and my family would like to show our support. Keep up the good work, you are doing an amazing job. Thank you very much.”

Aaron Ramsey also made several charity donations to the NHS in Wales and other charities. Other footballers world wide have also made several donations to hopitals and charity homes.

Also Read: Footballing world is joining the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’d like to say a big thank you to Gareth, Emma and their family for this fantastic donation. It’s so heartening to hear they have chosen to give something back to their local hospital to say thank you for the services both them, their family and friends have received and to recognise all the hard work the staff and all at our hospitals are doing at this very difficult time. I would also like to say that gestures like this are testament to the fantastic work that our clinical and support colleagues carry out every day. Thank you so much.” Len Richards, Chief Executive at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said.

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Gareth Bale out with a calf injury for three weeks.

Real Madrid No 11, Gareth Bale is expected to be out for three weeks after being diagnosed with a “grade 2 injury in his left calf.”  The Welsh footballer who was included in the starting lineup against arch-rivals Barcelona on Sunday struggled on the pitch before he was being substituted in the first half.  The Blancos said his recovery will continue to be assessed.
He will miss the Champions League semi-finals.

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Gareth Bale ruled out for 4 months.

 
Real Madrid have confirmed that Gareth Bale will undergo surgery on an ankle injury and would be out for 4 months. The Welsh international suffered a traumatic dislocation of his peroneal tendons of his right ankle during his side’s Champions League game with Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. He will no more feature in any game in 2016 and few months in 2017.

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Gareth Bale named 2016 Wales Player Of The Year

 
Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale has for the sixth time in 7 years emerged Wales´ Player Of The Year. The Welsh star who has been in a scintillating form in the year received the honour at a ceremony at the Football Association of Wales (FAW) awards on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old who had an impressive outing at the Euro 2016 semi-finals is also on course to become the country’s all-time leading goalscorer.  

“Massive honour to be named @FAWales Player of the Year! Big thank you to all the Boys, Staff and Fans #TogetherStronger ” He wrote.

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Ozil, Bale, De Bruyne named in Champions League players of the week list.

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne have made The UEFA Champions League players of the week list.

The duo are the only EPL players to be named in the list.

Ozil’s spectacular goal in Arsenal’s 3-2 comeback win against Ludogorets is still a hot topic in football circles.

The German sent the world into a frenzy after he humiliated the keeper before netting a sensational late winner in Bulgaria. De Bruyne put up an overwhelming performance, scoring a sublime free kick as Man City beat Barcelona 3-1 at the Etihad few days ago.

Others included in the list include; Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Monaco’s Radamel Falcao, Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain, Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and BVB’s Adrian Ramos.

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Ronaldo, Bale ruled out of Espanyol clash

The duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will miss the Los Blancos clash with Espanyol in Catalonia on Sunday, coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed. While Ronaldo has a sore throat, Bale is suffering from a hip problem.

“Cristiano will not travel with us, he has a sore throat, and he will stay at home. He is not ready.He took a big blow to his hip the other day. With so many games to play, we cannot take risks.

“I want to have Gareth at 100 per cent for a very difficult game on Wednesday. He might have got a bang in the same spot and be out for 10 days, or more.”
The frenchman continued, “If Cristiano, Gareth and Karim are at 100 per cent, then they play. But that does not mean they must always play. We have many games.

“My idea is to always rotate, so that players think at any moment they will be called to play. They all need to play, that’s my idea.”
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Gareth Bale lifts Madrid, Suarez makes history

Fans and sports pundits have been gushing over Gareth Bale’s phenomenal performance tonight. The striker’s double inspired the Real Madrid’s come back from 2-0 down as the Blancos defeated Rayo Vallecano to go on top La Liga (temporarily cos Barcelona and Atletico won their games and are now back at their positions). The Welsh footballer wflourished in Ronaldo’s absence has now scored 18 goals in 21 La Liga matches this season.
Luis Suarez keeps proving to the footballing world that he’s no fluke. The Uruguayan bagged another hat trick tonight as Barca thrashed Sporting 6-0 to stay on top of La Liga log. The ex Liverpool forward became the first player ever to score 4 goals in two straight games in La Liga history.  He has now cruised past Cristiano Ronaldo on La Liga topscorers chart. 
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Gareth Bale not ruling out Premier League return

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is enjoying his stay at the club but he has admitted he could return to the Premier League later in his career. he could return to England in the future. The 26 year-old attacker who has been severally linked with premier league return moved from Tottenham to the Spanish capital in 2013 for a world-record £83million fee.
He told The Mirror, “My plan when I first started playing football was to try to reach the pinnacle – and Real Madrid is the pinnacle. Now I’m here, I want to win trophies and to win titles, and just do the best I can for my career. I will never say never when it comes to going back to the Premier League, because you don’t know what the future holds. But I am enjoying my time here. I am very happy.

“I had conversations with Rafa Benitez in the summer and I am delighted about where I am going to be playing this season.I like the role behind the striker and feel that’s my position. I can drift into areas, find the space and, when I get the ball, I can attack. It’s my best position – and I think this year is going to be a great season.”
The welsh winger noted that he isn’t inspired by individual trophies rather team success motivates him.
“I feel like I am capable of achieving that because I know my ability. I wouldn’t say winning the Ballon d’Or is my aim or my goal because, for me, it isn’t really about individual awards. It is about winning the Champions League and La Liga – and when you do that, the other things come.

“When I won the PFA Player of the Year award at Spurs, I never thought at the start of the season that I wanted to win that trophy. It was just play, play, play, do as well as you can for the team, try to score goals and make assists, and whatever happens at the end of the season happens.”
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"Gareth Bale and Ronaldo are complete opposites."

Gareth Bale’s agent, Jonathan Barnett has claimed that his client and Cristiano Ronaldo do not have any problem with each other despite wide speculation that they hate each other.‎ Barnett admitted that albeit the pair are complete opposites, they don’t harbour any resentment towards each other.

‎He told the Guardian. “They don’t go out eating every night together, but it’s fine. There’s no hatred there. Gareth is a quiet guy. They’re complete opposites.‎ But I think Gareth can learn a little bit from Ronaldo as well, interacting maybe a little bit. He has some very good endorsements but his whole life is to be the best footballer in the world.

“I don’t think he wants to be the best model in the world or the best underwear seller. That’s not him.”

He added: “I think that the new guard is coming and there’s some resentment, perhaps, to that. But I think things will change. I’ve always said it, I think he’ll be the best player in the world in the next couple of years.”


Why do I see the ‘best model and underwear seller’ part as a subtle sub (insult)? 
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Photos: Rafael Benitez has reportedly convinced Gareth Bale to stay at Bernabeu

I got this on twitter and the tweep who posted it said Rafa Benítez met with Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale before playing in the Euro 2016 qualifying match involving Wales and Belgium and possibly tried to talk him into staying at Bernabeu to prove his mettle. But really, I think that kind of ‘motivational’ talk can’t be done standing and in a hurry.
Anyways, the only goal of the game which took place in Cardiff was delivered by the Wales talisman. And it has been described as the most important goal of his career.


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