Is Gareth Bale fading at Real Madrid?

Gareth Bale is a fading force at Real Madrid. The Welsh winger arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu from Tottenham as the world’s most expensive player in 2013, but following a strong start, his career in Spain has fallen into sharp decline. This was highlighted in Tuesday’s Goal 50, which ranks the world’s 50 best players from the past 12 months.

When did Gareth Bale score his first goal for England?

On 6 August, Bale scored his first league goal, a free kick, to level the score at 1–1 against Derby County. The final score at Pride Park was 2–2. He scored again, at St Mary’s, against Coventry City in the team’s second game of the 2006–07 season with another free kick.

When did Gareth Bale sign a new contract with Tottenham?

Bale signed a new four-year deal with the club in August 2008. After a series of injuries, Bale did not play for the rest of the season and his left-back position was filled by Benoît Assou-Ekotto who remained first-choice until the next African Cup of Nations.

How much did Gareth Bale cost Tottenham Hotspur in 2007?

On 25 May 2007, Bale signed a four-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur with the club paying an initial £5 million for the player, potentially rising to £10 million based on appearances and success.

Does Gareth Bale have a passion for the game?

If you want to know where to find the real passion that Bale has for the game then you will see it when he is playing with his mates for Wales, which kind of flies in the face of the theory that he doesn’t care and is only interested in the money.

What is the relationship between Gareth Bale and Zidane like?

The relationship between Gareth Bale and Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has been ‘non-existent for a long time’. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters That “ small collection of key goals” includes three in the European Cup final, two of them the winner, plus a penalty in a third.

How many times has Gareth Bale won the Champions League?

Three years on, Bale can now call himself a three-time Champions League winner after Real reclaimed the title in Milan against Atletico in 2016 and added another with victory in Cardiff over Juventus last June. Lifting the famous trophy in his home town was another dream for Bale.

What happened to Gareth Bale?

In the Champions League final in Kiev in 2018, Bale came on as a sub and produced an absurd overhead kick before scoring a second that clinched his and Madrid’s fourth Champions League in five years, a run unmatched in 50 years. All spring, though, he had watched sadly from the sideline, affected and unable to understand why he wasn’t playing.

Why did Bale leave Real Madrid after Kiev?

At times Bale saw intransigence there, coldness, maybe even a touch of vindictiveness. After Kiev, Bale did not leave but Zidane and Ronaldo did. Zidane’s return was bad news, Bale knew. In the meantime, the months Zidane was away, he hadn’t made himself untouchable.