Gareth Bale Retirement: Former Real Madrid star & Wales skipper Gareth Bale announces retirement from International football

Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale ANNOUNCES Retirement from Football, Ex-Madrid Star claims ‘Retirement is Hardest Decision’ – Check Out

Triyasha Chatterjee

Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023 12:13 pm

Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale Wales Retirement: Gareth Bale, the captain of Wales, has announced his immediate retirement from both club and international football. With 111 games, Bale ends his career as the male player with the most caps for Wales. Bale took to the social media to announce his retirement from the game. Follow […]

Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale Wales Retirement: Gareth Bale, the captain of Wales, has announced his immediate retirement from both club and international football. With 111 games, Bale ends his career as the male player with the most caps for Wales. Bale took to the social media to announce his retirement from the game. Follow all Football LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale ANNOUNCES Retirement from International Football, Ex-Madrid Star claims ‘Retirement is Hardest Decision’ – Check Out

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Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale ANNOUNCES Retirement from International Football, Ex-Madrid Star claims ‘Retirement is Hardest Decision’ – Check Out

Bale, left Los Angeles FC midway through his contract, which was set to end this summer. In a little more than a month after Wales’ devastating group-stage loss at their first World Cup in 64 years, Bale made the decision to keep playing. In his first World Cup finals participation, Bale led Wales as captain.

Bale began his career at Southampton and made his debut there at the age of 16. He then spent six years at Tottenham before joining Madrid in 2013 for a then-record £85 million cost. Even as recently as November, he had said he would continue to play at least until Wales’ Euro 2024 qualifying campaign was through. Bale made 111 appearances for his country and scored 41 goals.

The ex-Tottenham Hotspur star wrote in a statement: “My decision to retire from International football has been, by far the hardest of my career.

How do I describe what being a part of this country and team means to me? How do I articulate the impact it has had on my life? How do I put in to words the way I felt, every single time I put on that Welsh shirt? My answer is that I couldn’t possibly do any of those things justice, simply with words. But I know that every person involved in Welsh football, feels the magic, and is impacted in such a powerful and unique way, so I know you feel what I feel, without using any words at all.

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— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) January 9, 2023

Gareth Bale Retirement: Gareth Bale ANNOUNCES Retirement from International Football, Ex-Madrid Star claims ‘Retirement is Hardest Decision’ – Check Out

“My journey on the international stage is one that has changed not only my life but who I am. The fortune of being Welsh and being selected to play for and captain Wales, has given me something incomparable to anything else I’ve experienced. I am honoured and humbled to have been able to play a part in the history of this incredible country, to have felt the support and passion of the red wall, and together have been to unexpected and amazing places.”

“I shared a dressing room with boys that became brothers, and back room staff that became family, I played for the most incredible managers, and felt the undying support and love from the most dedicated fans in the world. Thank you to every one of you for being on this journey with me.”

So for now I am stepping back, but not away from the team that lives in me and runs through my veins. After all, the dragon on my shirt is all I need.

Together stronger 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Diolch”