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At the age of 33, Gareth Bale announced the end of his career.
“After careful and long consideration, I announce that I am immediately ending my career in club and national team football“, – wrote the leader of the Welsh national team.
G. Bale thanked all of his former clubs: „Southampton“, „Tottenham“, „Real“, and his recent club, „Los Angeles FC“.
With „Real“, the forward won a total of five Champions League titles, which is among the best achievements of all time.
Representing the “royal club“, Gareth Bale is best remembered by football fans for two of his goals in finals: one against „Barcelona“ in the King's Cup final, where Marc Bartra was “outmaneuvered“, and another fantastic goal in the Champions League final against „Liverpool“.
With Wales, Bale reached the semifinals in the 2016 European Championship, and in 2022 returned to the World Cup after a 64-year hiatus.
In his 664 career matches, he scored 226 goals.
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) January 9, 2023
