CNN
Five-time Champions League winner and Welsh football icon Gareth Bale has retired at the age of 33.
The forward announced his decision on social media Monday, saying the game had given him some of the “best moments of my life.”
“After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football,” he wrote.
“I feel incredibly fortunate to have realized my dream of playing the sport I love.”
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