![adil on Twitter: "Gareth Bale is the last player not named Messi to score 8+ goals from outside the box in a single season in the top5 leagues: 12/13: @GarethBale11 , 9⚽️ adil on Twitter: "Gareth Bale is the last player not named Messi to score 8+ goals from outside the box in a single season in the top5 leagues: 12/13: @GarethBale11 , 9⚽️](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmC8Y-jXEAUwI1M.jpg)
adil on Twitter: "Gareth Bale is the last player not named Messi to score 8+ goals from outside the box in a single season in the top5 leagues: 12/13: @GarethBale11 , 9⚽️
![L-R) Sergio Ramos (Real), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Real), AUGUST 13, 2017 - Football / Soccer : Spanish "Super Copa de Espana" match between FC Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid CF at L-R) Sergio Ramos (Real), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Real), AUGUST 13, 2017 - Football / Soccer : Spanish "Super Copa de Espana" match between FC Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid CF at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JXEFW9/l-r-sergio-ramos-real-lionel-messi-barcelona-gareth-bale-real-august-JXEFW9.jpg)
L-R) Sergio Ramos (Real), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gareth Bale (Real), AUGUST 13, 2017 - Football / Soccer : Spanish "Super Copa de Espana" match between FC Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid CF at
![Bale was as good as Ronaldo & Messi and there's 'nothing to dislike' about him, former team-mate claims | Goal.com Nigeria Bale was as good as Ronaldo & Messi and there's 'nothing to dislike' about him, former team-mate claims | Goal.com Nigeria](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt9f1e12d15418f720/63bda7f2f8472a5f47df09b4/Gareth_Bale(8).jpg)
Bale was as good as Ronaldo & Messi and there's 'nothing to dislike' about him, former team-mate claims | Goal.com Nigeria
![Why Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo will be fresher than Messi, Suarez and Neymar for El Clasico - Mirror Online Why Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo will be fresher than Messi, Suarez and Neymar for El Clasico - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7615933.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/neymar-messi-suarez-ronaldo-bale-benzema.jpg)
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Gareth Bale to rival Lionel Messi's Barcelona pay packet as he quits Real Madrid for China | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
![World's best-paid players revealed with Gareth Bale set to leapfrog Lionel Messi into top spot on £1m-a-week China deal – The Sun | The Sun World's best-paid players revealed with Gareth Bale set to leapfrog Lionel Messi into top spot on £1m-a-week China deal – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VP-OFF-PLATFORM-SPORT-WAGES-GRAPHIC.jpg)
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![El Clasico talking points: Gareth Bale's nearly moment, Lionel Messi's unlikely run | Football News | Sky Sports El Clasico talking points: Gareth Bale's nearly moment, Lionel Messi's unlikely run | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/19/12/2048x1152/skysports-bale-messi_4870429.jpg)
El Clasico talking points: Gareth Bale's nearly moment, Lionel Messi's unlikely run | Football News | Sky Sports
![Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez make our Barcelona and Real Madrid combined XI... but there is no place for Cristiano Ronaldo on current form | Daily Mail Online Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez make our Barcelona and Real Madrid combined XI... but there is no place for Cristiano Ronaldo on current form | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2015/03/20/26D6689A00000578-0-image-a-4_1426858087094.jpg)
Lionel Messi, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez make our Barcelona and Real Madrid combined XI... but there is no place for Cristiano Ronaldo on current form | Daily Mail Online
![Gareth Bale could rival Lionel Messi as world's best-paid player as Real Madrid look to keep him at Bernabeu | MAMUL.am - News from Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the world Gareth Bale could rival Lionel Messi as world's best-paid player as Real Madrid look to keep him at Bernabeu | MAMUL.am - News from Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the world](https://mamul.am/images/photos/160506/beyli-ashxatavardzy--n84111-1.jpg)
Gareth Bale could rival Lionel Messi as world's best-paid player as Real Madrid look to keep him at Bernabeu | MAMUL.am - News from Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the world
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