Yahoo Sports reports: Former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur superstar Gareth Bale has given his verdict on some of the off-pitch issues which have engulfed the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Less than a week into the quadrennial event being hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the sport itself has been – to an extent – overshadowed by politics.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 16, 2026 7:30 PM
Gareth Bale slams ‘outrageous’ World Cup issue
Former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur superstar Gareth Bale has given his verdict on some of the off-pitch issues which have engulfed the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Less than a week into the quadrennial event being hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the sport itself has been – to an extent – overshadowed by politics.
Source attribution
This PeeDeeWire article is based on reporting from Yahoo Sports and links readers to the original source for full context.
Read the original source report