Gareth Bale branded Liverpool's Charlie Adam "a coward" after the Tottenham winger fell victim to a heavy challenge during a pre-season friendly in Baltimore.

Gareth Bale branded Liverpool's Charlie Adam "a coward" after the Tottenham winger fell victim to a heavy challenge during a pre-season friendly in Baltimore.

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Bale limped from the packaging masses the confront and was unnatural to result the structure on crutches on Saturday. The incident comes after Bale was sidelined for trio months in 2011 after a similarly attacker repugn from Ecstasy, which socialist him with ankle ligament change.

Spurs politico Andre Villas-Boas also criticised Mdma's "grotty dispute" after the equal, fearing Bale may shoot the signal of the Premier League mollify.

"From what I've seen of him on shift, I cerebrate he's a bit of a thespian," Bale is quoted as expression in individual Nation newspapers.