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Eden Hazard Needs Consistency to Reach Gareth Bale Levels, Says Neville

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville reckons that Eden Hazard has the capability to become as good as Neymar or Gareth Bale, but he says thatHazard has struggled to do so because of consistency issues.


The 26-year-old came up with an incredible reputation as one of the highly talented youngsters in world football. He has been at Chelsea for five years after having joined the club for around £ 32 million. In this period, he has managed to win several honours including the Europa League and the Premier league title. On an individual basis, Hazard was crowned as the PFA Player of the Year during the 2014-15 season.

However, Hazard failed to improve on this campaign as he had a season to forget in the 2015-16 campaign. Now, though, he appears to be one of the top players at Chelsea once again, although not necessarily the best. Hazard has scored 10 goals and created 4 in 25 appearancesthis season. Continue reading Eden Hazard Needs Consistency to Reach Gareth Bale Levels, Says Neville

Ryan Giggs Does Not See Gareth Bale Leaving Real Madrid

Ryan Giggs says that he does not expect Gareth Bale to leave Real Madrid in the future.


Bale became the record signing for the club when he moved from Spurs in the summer of 2013 for a whopping £85m. Even though he has not been able to achieve the same level of popularity or match the personal of a Cristiano Ronaldo, he has been able to provide some crucial contribution to the team in almost every area. He has already managed to win several honours – especially the two Champions League medals. From time to time, speculation continues to mount about his future.

Bale has been linked with a return to English football with the likes of Manchester United, who are probably the only club at this moment who can afford the player without any restrictions from the financial fair play regulations. The 27-year-old may be coming to the time when he thinks about a return to English football where it all began for him. Continue reading Ryan Giggs Does Not See Gareth Bale Leaving Real Madrid

INJURED BALE WANTS TO GET MARRIED FASTER

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to move his wedding date to Emma Rhys-Jones forward.


The player pushed changed the wedding plans after the father of his bride was jailed in the United States for six years.

Since his fiancée’s dad Martin Rhys-Jones could leave jail early, Bale and Emma are reportedly now planning a lavish ceremony during the summer. The news is in contrast to the backdrop that members of the family are targeted by drugs gang for transactions gone bad.

The plans features tight security nonetheless as Martin would give his daughter away to Bale in a church.

“Emma and Gareth are thrilled that Martin should be coming out early. They have been told he is being released in June provided he doesn’t misbehave,” a source close to the family said.

The source added that the wedding would be a sort of get-together for the whole family but that the security would be top notch. Continue reading INJURED BALE WANTS TO GET MARRIED FASTER

Gareth Bale Was My First Target at Manchester United, Says David Moyes

David Moyes has revealed that Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale was one of his primary transfer targets when he took over at Manchester United in 2013.


At that time, Bale was one of the hotly discussed transfer targets in world football. He was linked with Real Madrid and Manchester United at the same time. Both clubs were prepared to pay a world record transfer fee for the player, had just been creating wave after wave at Tottenham. Spurs had brought him as a £ 5 million signing from Southampton a few years ago, but he was later sold to Madrid for £ 85 million.

Moyes, though, says that Bale was being offered an even better package to join United. However, he chose the glamorous destination of Madrid rather than rainy Manchester. It could also be said that the lack of reputation may have prevented Moyes from signing the player. Continue reading Gareth Bale Was My First Target at Manchester United, Says David Moyes

Gareth Bale Could Be the Greatest British Football Export, says Coleman

Welsh national team manager Chris Coleman believes that foreign Gareth Bale can become one of the greatest footballing exports from British football.


A number of high profile players have made the switch from British football to major leagues like Spain and England in the past, with one of the most prominent in recent times being David Beckham. The former England captain played for Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Paris St Germain in a stellar career. Bale seems to be on the verge of overtaking him as one of the most-high profile players after securing a world record transfer to Madrid in 2013.

The £85 million transfer fee may have since been eclipsed by the transfer of Paul Pogba to Manchester United, but Bale remains as one of the top British players playing abroad. Coleman has had the opportunity to build the Welsh national team around the 27-year-old.

It is not a surprise that the national team has managed some incredible results in the last four years after the emergence of Bale. Even Ryan Giggs was not able to help the Welsh national team reach major competitions, but Bale even helped the Welsh team reach the finals of the Euro 2016.

Coleman says that the all-round understanding of the game has been a much improved element of Bale since he made the move to Madrid. “He’s always been fond of running, he’s got so much energy. He’s such an athlete but where he has improved is knowing when to run and when to rest and that’s important not to burn himself out. His all-round understanding of the game has grown. I think he’s been under such scrutiny at Real Madrid, every game he walks onto the pitch, there’s pressure and he has to produce, which he has,” said the Welsh national team boss.

BALE’S LONG THROW-INS, ANOTHER WEAPON

Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale says his long throws could be an extra weapon in Wales’ arsenal after terrorizing Austria’s defence with series of accurate deliveries into the box during Thursday’s 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw.


One of the 27-year old several throw-ins was converted to Wales’ second goal by Kevin Wimmer (own goal) in Vienna and which he subsequently caused panic on many other occasions with ball in hand.

And Bale, better known for his tireless speed and prowess with the ball at his feet – has no reservations about adding dangerous throw-ins to his already well-stocked attacking prowess. He hopes it would be useful for them in their other upcoming World Cup Qualifying matches as well.

“I will like to hear what my teammates have to say concerning that and what the manager says, I suppose it is another weapon we have got and, if we need to use it, we will use it,” he told reporters on Saturday. Continue reading BALE’S LONG THROW-INS, ANOTHER WEAPON