Jess Fishlock’s goal was cosmically appropriate but real legacy of this team will be decided after the tournament is over It had to be her. Wales’s debut at a European Championship has meant a group stage full of new experiences, but it felt fitting that a 38-year‑old Jess Fishlock, double Champions League winner and icon of the women’s game, would register the first Wales goal in a major tournament against France on Wednesday night. Three years ago, it felt cosmically appropriate that it should be Gareth Bale who scored the only Wales goal of the 2022 World Cup, a Welsh legend ticking off another career ambition before retirement. But unlike the postmortems and recrimination prompted by such a disappointing performance from the men’s team in Qatar, this time there is no judgment from the Welsh support out in Switzerland, only pride. Wales face England on Sunday having lost their first two games of Group D, and yet there is no doubt back home that Rhian Wilkinson’s team are history makers. Continue reading...

Former Wales star had stated interest last month Group is thought to include investors from the US A consortium spearheaded by Gareth Bale has submitted an offer to buy Cardiff City, his hometown club. The former Real Madrid and Wales star believes he is the ideal candidate to turn around Cardiff’s fortunes after relegation to League One, the club dropping into the third tier for the first time since 2002-2003. Bale and his team are awaiting a response from the Cardiff owner, Vincent Tan, but believe their offer is serious and fair, and are thought to be optimistic it could be accepted. Tan’s valuation of the club or whether he is open to selling is unclear but the Malaysian billionaire has invested more than £200m since buying it in 2010. Continue reading...

Former Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale was part of a rejected bid launched in May to buy hometown club Cardiff City.

Gareth Bale is part of a US-based consortium's attempt to take over League One club Plymouth Argyle with talks in the early stages.

Malcolm Elias, the man responsible for developing Gareth Bale and Trent Alexander-Arnold, dies after a short illness.

Harry Wilson says the style of play under Wales boss Craig Bellamy suits him as the team continues to strive to fill the void left by Gareth Bale's retirement.

Club sets sights on promotion under new ownershipScholes, Giggs and Butt sell shares in club Salford City have been taken over by a nine-member consortium headed by Gary Neville and David Beckham, who has stated the ambition is to take the League Two club into the Premier League. The former Manchester United players were already co-owners but their fellow Class of 92 members Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Phil Neville have sold the respective 10% share they bought, alongside Gary Neville, in March 2014. Peter Lim, who purchased the remaining 50% that September, sold 10% to Beckham in January 2019 and his remaining 40% to Gary Neville last August. Continue reading...

Chelsea trail WCL holders 4-1 after first leg of semi-final Sonia Bompastor: ‘We need to believe it’s possible’ Lucy Bronze delivered a rousing post-match speech on the pitch at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, urging her Chelsea teammates to believe they can overturn a 4-1 Champions League semi-final deficit against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Chelsea head coach, Sonia Bompastor, revealed the gist of Bronze’s motivational plea after the heavy loss to the defending European champions. Bronze, who has won the European club title five times – more than any other English footballer, male or female, and equalled only by Gareth Bale among British footballers – pointed and gesticulated passionately as she spoke to the rest of the Chelsea team shortly after the final whistle. Continue reading...

Ruben Amorim's struggles at Manchester United have led one former Red Devils star to suggest talking to his senior players to adapt his tactical approach

Kylian Mbappe endured a difficult evening in Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield and former Los Blancos star Gareth Bale has offered some advice after his penalty miss

Sir Alex Ferguson has outlined what it takes for a youngster to cut the mustard at the top level after helping David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville become successes for Manchester United

Gary Pallister has outlined one player in the current Manchester United team which reminds him of a prime Ryan Giggs, showering him with praise as the Red Devils hope to impress under Ruben Amorim

BBC Sport Wales revisits Gareth Bale's wonder goal against Iceland as they return to Cardiff 10 years on to face Wales on Tuesday.

Paul Scholes has opened up about his second retirement from football, admitting he "knew" it was a "mistake" to have continued playing in 2012 after he faced Gareth Bale