at tottenham, he was twice player of the year which led to that 85 million pound move to spain. he returned there briefly on loan a few seasons ago. thank you for everything they posted. sentiments echoed by real, having arrived in madrid in 2013, where he won all those champions league trophies, as well as scoring one of the greatest goals in a final against liverpool in 2018, but in the latter stages of his career there just couldn t replicate those highs. nothing can doubt his commitment to his country. team mate aaron ramsey said it s been unbelievable playing alongside you over the years and so many special moments together in that welsh shirt. the highs that run to the semi finals at euro 2016, before that first world cup appearance since 1958. we were talking about fa cup upsets yesterday. i can tell you arsenal avoided one, in the final match of the third round. oxford united of league one
hello and welcome to sportsday. what a day for wales football and it s fans. they re saying goodbye to gareth bale, as he s retiring from professional football. the 33 year old steps away from the game having just led wales to a first world cup in 64 years. where, he scored their only goal of the tournament against the usa. the campaign in qatar ultimately ended in disappointment for wales, but bale retires as his country s most capped men s player with 41 goals from his 111 appearances. in that time he was part of their run to the semi finals at euro 2016, and then led them to two more majorfinals. bale s club career took him from southampton to tottenham hotspur, then to a world record transfer to the spanish giants real madrid. he finished his career at la fc
the sports news. the receipt you first dance or sing it you know it was wasn t part of his culture. hat was wasn t part of his culture. not art of was wasn t part of his culture. not part of my was wasn t part of his culture. ijrrt part of my culture indeed i ll the. i think we will return back to you later on. thanks olly. what northern ireland would have given to have been there in qatarfor the world cup. well they ve turned back to the only man who s provided them with major tournament footblal in a generation. and michael o neill is targeting a place at euro 202a. it was o neill who took them to euro 2016. and he s agreed to return to manage his country for a second time. he s been explaining why to steven watson i really enjoyed the job. i really enjoyed thejob. i enjoyed being here. going to club football is something i needed to do at that point after years. having looked at the opportunities that existed in the opportunities that existed in the game i felt the time was right.
to gather ahead of that huge match to gather ahead of that huge match to come later. so much still at stake, and both still in a position to qualify. this is the first time that england and wales have faced each other at a world cup. the last time they play at a major tournament, england beat wales, that was euro 2016. let s not forget wales went on to reach the semifinals that year, surpassing england s achievement at that tournament. with so much national pride at stake, the emotions of it all, this match, being dubbed the derby in the dunes, well, we could be set for a real classic later. they have had four days to lift chins and adjust horizons. now wales and england s world cups collide. we re england. everybody wants to beat us. there s everything on the line. everything to fight for. england v wales is about history and geography, but this time it s also about maths. the qualification equation favours england they re top of the group and will go through to the knock outs
seen the best of them. why do you think it is, what is the theory in wales as to why the team hasn t performed so far? wales as to why the team hasn t performed so far? several theories, i will cive performed so far? several theories, i will give you performed so far? several theories, i will give you my performed so far? several theories, i will give you my opinion performed so far? several theories, i will give you my opinion from - performed so far? several theories, i will give you my opinion from the i i will give you my opinion from the people i have spoken to and the pundits i have spoken to, i think there is an acceptance we have had an unbelievable decade, a golden generation of welsh sport between the welsh rugby team and the welsh football team. the football team specifically doing well. qualifying for the euro 2016 and reaching the semifinals. those three or four years between when the height of the years between when the height of the years when gareth bale at that