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Wales advances to the Semi-finals! (Original Post) geardaddy Jul 2016 OP
And thoroughly deserved too! Ron Obvious Jul 2016 #1
That would be an incredibly historic final, wouldn't it? geardaddy Jul 2016 #2
Well, he sings Elton John songs jakeXT Jul 2016 #3
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
1. And thoroughly deserved too!
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jul 2016

Gareth Bale carries his team the way Ronaldo and Ibra don't. I certainly hope they will defeat the revolting Portuguese side and face Iceland in the final.

Still, the world is not that good, is it? Is it?

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
3. Well, he sings Elton John songs
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:07 PM
Jul 2016
The players had just beaten the Israelis 3-0 in a qualifier for these European Championships, so the guitar was fetched out and Owain Fôn Williams, then goalkeeper of Tranmere Rovers, a club propping up League Two, was joined in a rendition of Elton John's Your Song by Gareth Bale, the world's most expensive footballer.

When they got back to Cardiff the players asked if the Welsh FA would buy them a team guitar for future post-match occasions. Needless to say, the governing body obliged.

Bale's deep attachment to this team is, needless to say, a hugely substantial part of the picture. It is generally him or full-back Neil Taylor tapping a glass when a new player, medical staff member or different bus driver is in their company and in line to stand on a chair and sing after supper

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/euro-2016/hashtags-guitars-and-the-shadow-of-speed-how-wales-built-something-special-34847835.html
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