1. GARETH FRANK BALE IS A WELSH FOOTBALLER WHO PLAYS FOR SPANISH LA LIGA CLUB REAL MADRID AND THE WALES NATIONAL TEAM AS A WINGER. BALE BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AT SOUTHAMPTON, PLAYING AT LEFT BACK AND EARNT ACCLAIM AS A FREE KICK SPECIALIST. BORN: JULY 16, 1989 (AGE 24), CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM NATIONALITY: WELSH HEIGHT: 1.83 M CURRENT TEAM: REAL MADRID C.F. (#11 / MIDFIELDER) SALARY: 13.31 MILLION GBP (2013)

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