I never planned to finish - Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale enters the final year of his contract at Real Madrid, but the Welsh international says retirement has no place in his plans.
The 32-year-old has been very influential in his early games, but in response to reporters when asked if he would extend his contract, he said:
"I've only just started this year and you're already asking questions
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"I haven't thought about anything beyond this game [Wales' World Cup qualifier against Belarus on Sunday] to be honest. I'm just thinking about each and every game as it comes. Just trying to enjoy it.
"I want to play in a World Cup for Wales, not just for myself, but for the country as a whole. I think it would be an incredible experience for the nation. We're fully focused now on trying to do that with another crucial game.
"In terms of the caps, I think every player would love to get to 100 caps. I'm very close, and it would be nice if I can get it done."
He added on the retirement discussion that he started: "
Everyone just seems to make up stories when they want. I don't know. They just make up some wild things. I never planned to finish
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"Like I said before, I just wanted to concentrate on the Euros and didn't want to have to explain myself. I didn't feel like I needed to.
"I still don't feel like I need to, and I think no matter what I said I was going to do, whether it was to stay, leave, retire, whatever, it would have caused a big story. An annoying story, and a distracting story.
"So I think for me it was better not to say anything and just try to concentrate on the job in hand."
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