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Gareth Bale, the boy: 10 photos of the young Welshman pre-Madrid
A selection of images that are not so often seen of the man who swapped Southampton for Tottenham and then the Spanish capital.
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Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale , born 16 July 1989 in Cardiff, Wales. He showed a keen interest in various sports from a young age.
Gareth Bale
Football was a passion early on and would eventually come to define him as a sportsman.
Gareth Bale
Bale's early development came at Southampton, in the youth ranks before progressing to the first team.
