The 33-year-old thanked his fans and said that the sport had given him «the highest of highs» over his 17 season career.
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He’s going to play golf now
His last season at Spurs was unreal, and no matter what some Real Madrid fans think, Gareth Bale will go down as a legend. 33 is young to retire, but he has achieved everything, and the desire to carry on isn't there.
Off to the golf course….😊
No big deal him retiring at all. Always felt he was lazy and oh so over rated.
"He ReTiReD yEaRs AgO"
He is an actually legend and one of all time greats. The word goat gets tossed about lightly but they don’t take into account longevity. Best player to come out of England hands down.
Nooo
Great news..he is done long time ago
Going by his injury prone record, I thought Bale had retired in 2006.
Enjoy your retirement legend of real Madrid ♥️
I'm sure he's retiring because he's not to keen on sharing half his earnings on women's league who don't have the sales as men do taking away money "HE" earned for his family and himself.
pain
I thought he retired years ago
He retired years ago. Why doesnt he go play in Saudia Arabia wiht the other hazbeens.
legend gareth
He has enough of soccer bs
Bale of Sicknote has been retired for 3-4 years now. The wage thief was just waiting for his massive contract to expire before he announced it.
Think he had a few years to give even if he was sub in the slower leagues
He sure made wales proud by placing 4th in his last matches, simple chad 😂
Should have done it years ago.
Breaking new bale starts pro golf
We use to say bend it like Beckham ..we can all so say Dip em like bale…his free kicks will never be forgotten…
He's a Most underrated player
This is a very shocking news 😥😥😥
My Favourite. He's legendary player ⚽🔥💖
such sad news bale was a baller were no gonna forget the amazing bicycle kick 🥹😰
SOME CLUB IS SAVING THEMSELVES £500,000 AWEEK
Thought he did that 5 years ago 🤣🤣🤣🤡
No doubt the perfect time for a Bale out.
What a legendary run, got us to euro 2016, 2020 & finishing it off at the World Cup, truly a national hero. Cymraeg dy garu di Gareth! Diolch yn fawr 🫡🏴⚽️
😭😭😭😭
Hardly a surprise. He's too old, too slow, too injury-prone, even for Wales.
tf is going on man just 2 years ago he won his 5th champions league what a player what a winger and what a prime adios to the best welsh player to play the game Mr. Gareth Frank Bale
Giggs or Bale?
wales still wont win a group stage in world cup
Class player 👌🔥🔥🔥
Thought he retired 4 years ago.
wish I was retiring at 33 lol
🙁
As a long term Spurs season ticket holder, thanks Gareth for so much
About time I say
Britain's greatest ever footballer
he's only 33
I just can't get over the disrespect this guy had gotten from real Madrid, these naive and stupid madrid fans had forgotten how much bale had done for them
Never heard of him… is he related to Charlotte Church !!!!! 🏴🟠⚫️🏴🟠⚫️🏴
A reap madrid legend
Note: Some people really do hate it when the Welsh succeed at something. Comments about Golf are ridiculous! I didn’t know he wasn’t allowed down time as a footballer.
Wales legend and second to only John Charles. Thanks for everything Mr.Bale!