Player » Gareth Bale

For decades the Southampton club was seldom brought up in conversations by soccer fans in the United Kingdom or on the Continent, unless it was a punchline to a joke. That all changed in May 2007 when Tottenham Hotspur paid $10 million for Southampton?s teen sensation Gareth Bale. It was during his six years with the Spurs, under the guidance of manager Harry Redknapp that Bale took advantage of his impressive speed as he became a more attacking winger and the most sought after player in history.

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The Cardiff, Wales native played a few years for the Welsh junior national team before being tabbed for his senior debut while still three months shy of his 17th birthday.

In 2013, Real Madrid made concerted effort to challenge the offensive firepower of Barcelona by paying a record $100 million to Tottenham for Bale?s services. Bale played an integral role in his first season at Real Madrid. The team reaffirmed one of its many monikers, "Los Gal?cticos" (they sign the biggest names in the galaxy). Bale scored 22 goals in his first 44 games at Real Madrid won the 2013?14 Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, scoring in both finals. The following season he won the UEFA Super Cup and scored in a third major final to help the club win the FIFA Club World Cup.