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Gareth Bale hails Wales display but hits out at ‘disgusting’ Spanish criticism

Wales hero Gareth Bale praised his team-mates for digging deep to overcome Austria in their World Cup play-off but hit out at “disgusting” coverage of his own situation in the Spanish media in the build-up.

Bale, con Gales a pares

Definitivamente, si Gareth Bale jugara cada semana con Gales en vez de ser ese futbolista pasota del Real Madrid, no sería descabellado considerarle para algún Balón de Oro. Con la camiseta del Dragón se transforma del témpano de hielo que es Chamartín a una estrella ardiente y dominante, y volvió a hacerlo contra Austria para dejar a su país en la final de la repesca por el Mundial. Un doblete de golazos, el primero a balón parado y el segundo tras un córner, que apea de la carrera a su compañero Alaba y sigue haciendo preguntarse a más de un madridista que por qué demonios no hace lo mismo con el Madrid.

Spanish media launch scathing attack on Bale, calling him a "parasite"

Spanish sports media launched a scathing attack on Gareth Bale on Friday, calling him a "parasite" and accusing him of faking a back injury that kept him out of Real Madrid's humiliating loss to Barcelona at the weekend, four days before he scored both goals in Wales's win over Austria.

Gareth Bale to Birmingham City: The truth about those transfer rumours as superstar sparks World Cup bid

Gareth Bale is back in the news following his match-winning performance for Wales against Austria last night. The gilded superstar struck two magnificent goals as Robert Page's men edged past Austria to set up a winner takes all play-off for the right to go to what would be Wales' first World Cup since 1958.