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    Are Gareth Bale’s comments about losing in MLS fair? | ESPN FC



    The ESPN FC crew reacts to Gareth Bale’s advice to Lionel Messi on joining Major League Soccer, as Bale says “they celebrate losing a bit more.”

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    3. Volt Vortex on

      Not wrong necessarily, but this is coming from someone who was already chilling at Real Madrid. And he came to a team that won almost every game. He wouldn’t be saying the same thing if he was on a bottom team. But I basically agree with everything Ale Moreno said.

    5. Abody on

      Bale showing his sporting weaknesses here. He couldn't handle the expectations behind commanding a massive salary of 17 million net. When you sign such a contract to play at the highest level, you commit to the demands, which is to fight until the end, every time, with everything you have. Note – it is not a demand to win but a demand to fight until the end. Bale didn't do that after he signed his contract. For different reasons, he's on a par with Hazard as the worst pro to have been given the opportunity to play for Real Madrid.

    6. Darth wRath on

      Him leaving Europe is step 1 of retirement. He said it himself, he has nothing more to fight for. He's the most decorated footballer ever (title wise tied with Dani Alves but overall, he's done way more).

      Step 2 is him hanging the boots 😭, coming back to his home in Barça and just living. Maybe appearing in the new Camp Nou in the VVIP box, or the customary kick off on big games or maybe part of the clubs admin/board. One of those things will happen soon.

      It's the end of a glorious era, the greatest to me. Just like Vale in MotoGP now or Schumi would have in F1 if he didn't have that horrific accident.

      All good things must come to an end.

      Muchas gracias por todo Leo. Thank you for everything.

    10. Avid Aire on

      It's not just about playoffs though, there's also relegation to consider. Teams that don't make the cut for the playoffs, they have no incentive to keep playing at their highest level because they don't face relegation to a secondary league with smaller operational budgets.

    16. virupaksha walla on

      Looooool 😂😂😂😂. I took the money and I didn’t give a fuk 😂😂. Got to remember Bale actually took that approach in Madrid but if he missed a four foot putt 🤬🤬🤬🤬

    18. NWO4Life on

      🤣🤣 dude literally just took a giant dump on an entire professional soccer/football league! Well done, lad! 🤣🤣

    20. Richard Sareth on

      Unless MLS adopts a relegation system, all you need to do is make top 9 in the conference for a chance to win the cup. No need to stress yourself out.

    27. Neil L on

      What he’s saying is just one of the reasons why it’s the international retirement league. It’s like moving to Florida when you get old

    31. CJ Han on

      Negative on MLS relegation b/c it is still a young developing league than UEFA. Expand MLS playoffs to 16 rounds qualifying of 30 teams: 8 Eastern Conf vs 8 Western Conf. This will create more opportunities for MLS teams to reach & win MLS Cup.

    33. David Day on

      When will Europe add Playoffs? Its time, Promotion-Relegation obviously holds back the Leagues. The EPL will never catch the NFL if they keep Pro-Rel.

    35. Abyss on

      ESPN editing is just pure awful in so many of these vids! How you gonna end the vid with Ale speaking mid-sentence like that!?

    36. Tom Ford on

      Learning more about soccer im also learning the dark side of the fans i.e vini.jr in la liga. People need to chill out.

    37. Brigade 121 on

      Basically us the supporters know that due to the salary cap, the league is more even compared to European leagues where yes the fans there expect the big spenders to win every game. Oh and there's the whole gambling thing 😂 if we could bet on the MLS games in every state I'm sure the fans would be pissed if the team lost our money 😅

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