Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale is finalising a deal to move to Major League Soccer with Los Angeles FC.The news comes as a blow to hometown club Cardiff City who were he.

Wales are in the same group as the United States at the tournament, along with England and Iran. Many called for 32-year-old Bale to return to Britain, either in the Premier League or the Championship. The five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid left the Spanish capital earlier in this year as a free agent, and went on to guide Wales to their first World Cup in 64 years.

Wales manager Rob Page says Gareth Bale needs to play regular football in order to keep himself in a good condition ahead of the World Cup.

Together we were able to create some moments that will live forever in the history of this club and football. He needs to be playing for the World Cup in a few months and also it's in season. "The MLS is going to love having him. "I can now look back, reflect and say with honesty that this dream became a reality and much, much more. He's going to find it a challenge, it's not going to be easy for him because it's a fast, end-to-end league and you've got to be fit. "Every location he's going to go to, it's going to be competitive. Knowing him and having played with him, understanding his mentality, I think he's going to love it. "From Wales and Page's perspective, this is a really good outcome. To those in the Wales set-up, this will not be a shock. Bale needs to get the balance of playing, getting match fit, while reducing the risk of injury and the MLS should provide that balance. He will enjoy not being the centre of attention. "It also gives Bale the perfect environment to get himself into the right shape to lead Wales at the World Cup come November. The climate in terms of weather in California will be ideal, but it is also an ideal climate for him and his family to live and work in a degree of anonymity.

The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which ...

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The likes of Richarlison are being targeted in the attacking areas as Paratici is understood to be hard at work regarding a fourth transfer addition which isn't seen to be imminent anytime soon amid the latest Djed Spence update. According to MLS journalist Tom Bogart who reported this exclusive first, table-topping Los Angeles FC are currently in the process of finalising a deal to sign the winger who will now be able to try and replicate what Wayne Rooney did in the MLS during his brief stint. The 32-year-old played a total of 280 minutes in La Liga last term, as per FBref.com, whilst he only clocked up a mere nine minutes in the Champions League. Upon release from the Santiago Bernabeu, questions about retirement were popping up.

WALES FORWARD GARETH Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Welsh Winger Gareth Bale is signing a contract with LAFC after he wraps up his time with Real Madrid this summer, reports say.

The 32-year-old winger started his run with Tottenham and then joined Real Madrid in 2013. He has won five Champions Leagues, four Club World Cups, three La Liga titles and three Spanish Cups during his career in Spain. He is known as one of the greatest wingers of his generation, as well as one of the best Welsh players of all time. Bale currently plays for the La Liga club Real Madrid and for Wales’ national team.

As the Wales captain prepares to move to Major League Soccer, the PA news agency looks at his career goalscoring record. In England. Gareth Bale celebrates a ...

His 21 in all competitions in 2017-18 represents that last time he passed 20 goals in a season, with just 11 league goals for Real after that point – and the same again during his temporary Spurs return. He of course returned to Spurs on loan for the majority of the 2020-21 season, producing spells of his old form as he scored 11 league goals and 16 in 34 games in all competitions. After notching only six goals in his first three seasons in north London, he hit double figures in the next two and then 26, including 21 in the Premier League, in a career-best 2012-13 campaign before leaving for Real Madrid with a record of 56 goals in 203 games for Tottenham.

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which starts in November.

He has agreed a 12-month contract with the option of a further year on both sides. Bale will complete his move when the secondary MLS transfer window opens on ...

Bale helped Wales seal their place at the World Cup when his free-kick was deflected in by Ukraine forward Andriy Yarmolenko in June's play-off game. Chiellini, who was announced by the club after a long stint at Juventus, will be officially unveiled on June 29. He had been strongly linked with a switch to hometown club Cardiff City, but instead looks set for his MLS bow as he attempts to get more game time ahead of the World Cup.

Former Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is set to sign for MLS side Los Angeles FC; he is looking to maintain his fitness ahead of Wales appearance at the ...

Together we were able to create some moments that will live forever in the history of this club and football. "The MLS is going to love having him. He needs to be playing for the World Cup in a few months and also it's in season. He's going to find it a challenge, it's not going to be easy for him because it's a fast, end-to-end league and you've got to be fit. "Every location he's going to go to, it's going to be competitive. Knowing him and having played with him, understanding his mentality, I think he's going to love it.

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Next season, the 30-year-old is no more likely to take PSG to the next level than he was earlier in his career. Betting too much on one player has been a problem, and the same approach has also put unnecessary pressure on him at World Cups, which hasn’t worked out. What’s also crazy is how Real has gone on to win more trophies with him on the sidelines, a peripheral figure to whom they can still afford to pay high wages. As Diario AS wrote earlier this month, a curse (Spanish) seems to have fallen over the majority of signings costing over €100 million ($106 million), of which there have been 12 so far. Combined, Real and PSG have spent well over €300 million ($317 million) in upfront fees for the players mentioned, plus much more in wages. Yet, with discontent never far away from both players, they each represent the same curious reality within super clubs today, which has been growing in relevance for a while—that money is virtually boundless, and what it brings is never enough.

Bale, who helped Wales qualify for the World Cup, will prepare for the tournament in the United States. An announcement is expected Sunday.

While a return to Wales would have been a popular and symbolic — Bale was born in Cardiff — his choice of Los Angeles may better suit his World Cup preparations. Once his signing with M.L.S. becomes official, Bale could be positioned to make his debut for his new team against the crosstown Los Angeles Galaxy on July 8. With his Real Madrid contract expiring this summer, Bale announced his intent to leave Spain and has been available to any team as a free transfer. Adding Bale and the veteran Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini — whose introduction is set for next week — to a team that already features the Mexican star Carlos Vela could make L.A.F.C. an M.L.S. Cup favorite this fall. The United States. Its opponent that day? L.A.F.C. teased an international signing on its social media accounts on Saturday but did not reveal the player. That derby, known as El Tráfico in a wink at the city’s perpetual headache, has been home to major moments in the past: In 2018, the Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic entered the game, his first in M.L.S., and scored one of the most famous goals in league history. Bale had flirted with a move to Cardiff City in his hometown in recent weeks before choosing M.L.S., and Los Angeles, when it came time to put pen to paper. The answer arrived Saturday: After running out his contract with Real Madrid and flirting with a return to his hometown, Bale, 32, has agreed to join Los Angeles F.C. in Major League Soccer in a move that will offer him regular playing time, plenty of sunshine and as many as five consecutive months of matches to sharpen his form before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar in late November. Ever since Gareth Bale helped ensure that Wales would play in the World Cup for the first time since 1958, there has been only one question on the minds of his countrymen: For which club would he sign, and play, to prepare for the tournament? An M.L.S. official familiar with Bale’s decision to join the league, though, confirmed that an official announcement of his signing was imminent, perhaps as soon as Sunday.

LAFC is close to a deal to bring Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale to Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN.

In 2019, Bale was on the verge of joining Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, but the move broke down in the final stages after his agent, Jonathan Barnett, said Madrid changed their mind. In eight seasons with Real Madrid, Bale was part of five Champions League-winning sides and won LaLiga on three occasions. He was whistled by fans at the Bernabeu after he had been pictured with a banner that read: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that Order" while celebrating with international teammates in November 2019. Bale scored twice in the 2018 Champions League final against Liverpool, including a spectacular overhead kick, but by that time his injury problems had become more frequent and his relationship with then-manager Zinedine Zidane had begun to suffer. He was initially a key member of the team, scoring in their Champions League and Copa del Rey final wins in his first season and forming a formidable front three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Sources told ESPN that Bale will fly out at the end of the week after a short break and sign a deal until the end of this season with the option of another year.

Gareth Bale is understood to have agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid ...

I need time to think what’s the best move for me, my family, my kids, and hopefully we’ll sort that over the summer. I feel like I’ll never really lose my quality on the ball. Last week, Bale had excited Cardiff fans by visiting the Championship club’s Vale of Glamorgan base on their first day of pre-season training.

The last time Gareth Bale featured prominently in the USA came in his final summer at Tottenham Hotspur with a huge billboard in New York's Times Square.

The MLS season is in full swing, having begun in February, and if Bale were able to start playing immediately, his first game for his new club would be the LA derby, as LAFC welcomes LA Galaxy on July 9. So there's a certain bookend to the fact that nine years later, Bale is set to return to the USA in person with a move that will likely bring the end of his career at MLS side Los Angeles FC. The Welshman is expected to sign a year-long deal with an option to extend it if he wants to prolong his time in the city. Bale will turn 33 next month, and while Spurs did sign a 33-year-old in Ivan Perisic this summer, the Croatian has steered clear of injuries on the whole in his career, missing just 40 matches through injury across his entire 14-year career, an average of 2.8 games missed a season. Some Spurs fans wanted him back at their club for a third spell, but realistically it was never really an option. It's not the fairy-tale finale at his hometown club, but it is a Hollywood ending to a glittering career, and Gareth Bale will be hoping that he signs off in style for his country and his final club. In July 2013, Bale's image was splashed across the massive 40ft billboard, announcing NBC's coverage of the new Premier League season.

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires.

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: "I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options." Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to his hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

Between the group, they boast five Champions League titles, three La Liga trophies, two Olympic medals, two Six Nations championships, and a yellow jersey. In ...

He also had a poor relationship with Madrid-based Spanish newspaper, Marca. The Athletic’s Dermot Corrigan detailed the entire saga in March of this year. He was almost sold after a disappointing debut season, with Birmingham City interested in signing Bale for £3 million, and former Spurs manager Martin Jol turning down the chance to take him to Hamburg. It makes the award look a little diminished, although it was obviously a great goal by Salah.” Is that a four iron? That was the way I was brought up, passing the ball. Is that a sand wedge? But Bale’s was a little more significant (with apologies to Lee Redmond, whose fingernails are an impressive 28 cumulative feet). Quite the haul, considering he began life as a left-back who specialised in free-kicks. Bale told FourFourTwo: “Yeah, I was surprised by that, to be honest. Goals against England. A World Cup berth. He also ran an 11.4-second 100m at the age of only 14. A European Championship semi-final.

The Wales captain, 32, is heading to the United States next month after the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid.

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” The five-time Champions League winner is soon to be a free agent and is looking for a new club ahead of playing for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar, which starts in November.

Wales forward Gareth Bale has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on an initial one-year deal when his contract with Real Madrid expires, ...

Speaking while on recent international duty with Wales, Bale said: “I don’t really know if the standard makes too much of a difference. I have options.” Bale, 32, had been linked with a move to hometown club Cardiff following the end of a nine-year stay at Real Madrid, but he now appears set to continue his career with a move to the United States.

The future of Wales forward Gareth Bale is in MLS with LAFC. Here's how social media reacted to the shock news.

This assist from prime Real Madrid Bale 🔥🔥— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/IUMB7Ds1a8 June 25, 2022 😉😉😉— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/cCmDtoSMho June 25, 2022 The real reason Bale signed for LAFC— El Moon Doughh (@moon_doughh) pic.twitter.com/Uc3h7SA6Ar June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale said this in 2020 👀— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/xjMnxi6FAl June 25, 2022 Wales. Golf. LAFC.— Chris (@_el_chris) #LAFC #Bale pic.twitter.com/0ZGuvhMSqj June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale in his new LAFC threads 🤩— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/Zx5YqWC3ny June 25, 2022 But now he's on his way to Major League Soccer... with LAFC! to win the final!— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) All in MLS. ⭐️ 🌟 pic.twitter.com/EiLhntosfG June 25, 2022 See you soon, Los Angeles. 👊— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) @LAFC @LAFC3252 pic.twitter.com/GVP8WVWLPe June 25, 2022 Life is good for LAFC 😎 pic.twitter.com/46FVtxTUUY June 25, 2022 Gareth Bale 🏴— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)

Former Tottenham and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to join Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer, and he won't be the only former Premier League ...

The Swiss international scored his first MLS goal from the penalty spot back in March, and has since added two more. Guzan racked up more than 150 Premier League appearances, the bulk of them for Aston Villa, after moving to England in 2008. However, 17 goals in the 2021 season was almost enough to drag his team into the playoffs. Vela won the MLS Supporters' Shield with LAFC in 2019, before reaching the final of the CONCACAF Champions League the following year. Vela began his professional career with Arsenal, but left the club in 2012 after failing to hold down a regular starting spot. Here, Mirror Football looks at some of the other one-time Premier League players currently plying their trade in the US and Canada with Bale set to join them over the summer.