After a decorated career at Real Madrid, superstar Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from professional football. 

The player had a great time with the Spanish team, winning several titles and forming a legendary attacking trio alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema.

Furthermore, the player became an idol for the Wales national team, but now, his career has come to an end.

Check out the details of this player's story, his journey from the top to his early retirement.

Bale was a multi-champion player for Real Madrid and a great leader for the Wales national team. After injuries and controversy, the player decided to retire from football.

Firstly, the wonderkid, Gareth Bale started his football career early, his first club was Southampton.

His football was quickly recognized and he was called to play in the most popular league in the world, the Premier League.

Tottenham agreed to sign the star, and in this team the player had great seasons, scoring 56 goals in 203 games in the English league.

Soon after Bale shined for the English club, Real Madrid soon became interested and decided to invest in signing the great star.

The price paid by the merengue club to have star Gareth Bale was around 100 million euros.

At that time, this transfer was the most expensive signing paid for a player in history.

The star's moments at Real Madrid became the pinnacle of his career.

The player's arrival at the Spanish team left the club's attack unstoppable, it was just the beginning of a great story.

The club's great rival, Barcelona, also had a great attack, made up of Messi, Suárez and Neymar, or as it is called, the MSN trio.

However, with this signing, he was not left behind, the Merengue club's attack was made up of none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Gareth Bale.

The athlete became one of Real Madrid's most beloved players for a number of reasons. 

His explosive speed, technical skill and ability to score crucial goals made him a true idol at the Bernabéu. 

His numbers for the club are impressive, a total of 106 goals in 258, apart from that the number of assists is also impressive, 67.

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Among the titles won, there are still five Champions Leagues, where the player was a protagonist, scoring goals in two finals.

All of this while still having an excellent career for his national team, which despite not having any big names other than Bale, went far in several competitions under his leadership.

After the player's great peak, the winds began to change in 2016, when Bale suffered a serious injury to his ankle, and after that, several small bruises.

The first fracture kept the player away from the field for three months. Upon his return, a series of other minor injuries prevented the star from maintaining regularity in games.

All of this undermined the player's good relationship with the coach, who at the time of his low performance was Zidane.

Even though the player was the hero of winning the 2018 Champions League, the coach remained unhappy with the athlete. 

After that, the player was loaned again to Tottenham, where he had a good season, with good performances.

Upon his return to Madrid, everyone expected the player to resume his football and become a great club idol again, but it was another year without good performances.

Finally, the player transferred to La Galaxy, to play in the North American league.

The player had a memorable time with the Wales national team, being the best player his country has ever had.

In total there were 40 goals in 110 games, but the goals do not reflect the player's importance for the national team.

In addition to being responsible for the team's good performances at the Euros. Gareth Bale was still largely responsible for the team's qualification for the World Cup.

The team had not participated in this competition for 64 years, until Bale tried to change that story.

In qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, the player was decisive for the team to return to play in the world cup.

When facing Hungary and Ukraine, the 3 winning goals were his, etching his name in history once again.

In the World Cup he still managed to score a goal, his first goal in this competition, and the first after 64 years.

The player didn't have an extravagant end to his career, he didn't win a major competition, but he recovered after his last years in Madrid.

At LA Galaxy, he scored the goal to win the North American league title, for Wales, he also tried to make a dignified farewell.

For the national team, he didn't win a title, but he took the team to the European Championship, after which he managed to get Wales to qualify for the World Cup.

He played against the biggest teams in the world, he didn't allow himself to be intimidated by names, he managed to score a goal, a goal that marked Wales' return to being among the best.

Bale is much more than just a player, he is now a symbol for his country, the Prince of Wales has demonstrated that it is possible to be among one of the great teams.

The player retired, but he planted a seed for the next generations, for the next few years, everyone who plays football for Wales will want to be something close to what Gareth Bale was.

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