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The Freedom to Play on the Bigest Stage in the World
I was written off as a footballer at 14 and 15. I wasn't going to be equipped to play at the professional level, he says. And so being able to come through that and still play at the very top of the game in the top leagues in the world is something which I'm immensely proud of. Wales 2016 team instilled culture of high performance when Gary Speed took over from Roy Hodgson. The squad had played with or against each other for nearly 10 years - youth academy reserve, first team football; Premier League football. We accept to lose but we're not the best players in the world: Gareth Bale.