Typical! The decision to select Bale for a meaningles friendly when he is supposedly too injured to play for Team GB says it all. Whilst Brazilian stars are missing domestic league games to represent their nation on the other side of the world, Bale and Spurs have put two fingers up to the Olympics and to FIFA by opting to fly Bale to the USA and select him before the Olympics has even kicked off.
Apparently Pearce isn't going to call for Bale's suspension but a ban should be automatic - and applied to competitive fixtures to make it meaningful. And sanctions shouldn't just apply to the player. Spurs have knifed the nation in the back on the eve of the big Olympic kick off and should be brought to book for displaying such arrogant contempt for the spirit of the game.
And to think they had the bloody nerve to bid for the Olympic Stadium!
Apparently Pearce isn't going to call for Bale's suspension but a ban should be automatic - and applied to competitive fixtures to make it meaningful. And sanctions shouldn't just apply to the player. Spurs have knifed the nation in the back on the eve of the big Olympic kick off and should be brought to book for displaying such arrogant contempt for the spirit of the game.
And to think they had the bloody nerve to bid for the Olympic Stadium!