Gareth Bale on Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho and why he’s investing in women’s sports

We are several days into the World Cup and Gareth Bale, now retired and aged 36, has stopped by The Athletic’s office in Manhattan. Afterwards, he will head across the Hudson River to MetLife Stadium, where he will see Kylian Mbappe’s France open their campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal. As the stars come out to play across North America, does any part of Bale, one of the greats of his generation, miss playing the game? “No, not really,” he says. “I always knew there was going to be a begi

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Yahoo Sports reports: We are several days into the World Cup and Gareth Bale, now retired and aged 36, has stopped by The Athletic’s office in Manhattan. Afterwards, he will head across the Hudson River to MetLife Stadium, where he will see Kylian Mbappe’s France open their campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal. As the stars come out to play across North America, does any part of Bale, one of the greats of his generation, miss playing the game? “No, not really,” he says. “I always knew there was going to be a begi