#4 He could have been capped for the English team
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Due to Bale’s heritage – his grandmother being from England – he could have chosen to play for the England national team. However, the Welshman has gone on record to say that he never wanted to play for anyone but Wales.
Before Wales’ Euro 2016 clash with the 3 Lions, he was quoted as saying, “I wouldn’t care if I never qualified (with Wales) – I would never play for England.”
While there were similar rumours surrounding Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs and how he could have turned out for England, it was never the case.
While Giggs’ national team tenure was characterised by accusations of him constantly shirking duty and not giving it his all, Bale has gone on to cement his reputation as arguably the greatest to have ever played for the Dragons.
