It’s official. Gareth Bale has retired from professional football at the age of 33.
Of course, from a Tottenham perspective, Bale’s already departed twice and so this is a wound that will only be momentary. There’s already been an appreciation of his career in lilywhite.
But there are simply too many amazing moments to run through. We’d be here all day deciding how to rank each of his scorchers.
Instead, we’ve picked out the five key moments in his storied Spurs career. Hop in the time machine and come relive some carnage.
