After his participation in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and a brief stint at Los Angeles FC, Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football at the age of 33. In this way, the Welshman put an end to a successful career in which he won five Champions Leagues and three Spanish Leagues, among other titles, in addition to leading his National Team to a World Cup after 64 years.
“After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football.”announced the former soccer player through a letter posted on his social networks.
And added: “I feel incredibly lucky to have achieved the dream of dedicating myself to the sport that I love. It has given me some of the best moments of my life. Very good moments and bad moments in 17 seasons that are impossible to repeat, whatever comes my way. the future”.
Bale began his career at Southampton but made the leap at Tottenham, where he played six seasons before being sold to Real Madrid in 2013, with a historic transfer that reached 100 million euros.
In the Merengue, he reaped his greatest number of achievements, with 19 titles: 5 Champions League, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 3 Spanish Leagues, 1 Copa del Rey and 3 Spanish Super Cups.
“Now I turn the page looking forward to the next chapter of my life. It is a time of change and transition, an opportunity for a new adventure”close the statement.
