{"id":47,"date":"2014-11-17T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T10:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=47"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:09:30","slug":"gareth-bale-signs-for-icons-com-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2014\/11\/17\/gareth-bale-signs-for-icons-com-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Bale Signs For Icons.com Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Icons met Gareth Bale for the third time in three years this week in Cardiff whilst he was on international duty with Wales.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gareth-Bale-Signing-Session\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Icons were given a hospitable welcome by the Welsh FA before meeting with an equally friendly Gareth. Bale signed a collection of Real Madrid, Spurs and Wales shirts<\/a> for Icons, as well as his latest Adidas boot<\/a>. Being the first signing Gareth has done since helping Madrid to their La Decima, Icons have a collection of special itemscelebrating his UEFA Champions league final winning goal<\/a> against Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

Icons have been signing with Gareth since 2011, as part of our “Stars of the Future” programme. Now Gareth is the world\u2019s most expensive player having signed to Madrid for a cool Euros 100 million, but he\u2019s still the same, down to earth man he was we when we first met him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Icons met Gareth Bale for the third time in three years this week in Cardiff whilst he was on international duty with Wales. Icons were given a hospitable welcome by the Welsh FA before meeting with an equally friendly Gareth. Bale signed a collection of Real Madrid, Spurs and Wales shirts for Icons, as well… <\/p>\n

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