Gareth Bale is faster than Usain Bolt!

Acording to the Spanish press!

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And......

Gareth Bale's goal for Real Madrid against Barcelona stuns Usain Bolt

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Gareth Bale destroys Barcelona's Marc Bartra for pace on the way to scoring Real Madrid's winner in the Copa del Rey final. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
Rob Bleaney
Friday 18 April 2014 15.30 BST

Usain Bolt has joined the chorus of appreciation for Gareth Bale's stunning Copa del Rey final winner against Barcelona on Wednesday.

The forward's stunning 85th-minute winner, which saw him scorch 50 metres up the left touchline leaving Marc Bartra in his wake to win the trophy for Real Madrid, brought comparisons with the world's fastest man in the Spanish press. The Jamaican sprinter says he could only dream of scoring a goal like that, and hailed Bale as the planet's quickest footballer.

"It was a great goal," Bolt told the Spanish newspaper Marca." He showed his great speed when he swept past the defence and then kept his cool and slipped the ball under the keeper's legs.

"It seems his past as an athlete [in Cardiff Institute] helped him in this move. It's a goal any sprinter in the world would like to score one day. He's the fastest footballer in the world at the moment."

Hicham El Guerrouj, the double Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, added: "It was really amazing. Bale's an athlete that plays football."

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Hicham El Guerrouj, the double Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, added: "It was really amazing. Bale's an athlete that plays football."

This is an idiotic remark! Its sugesting that footballers are not athletes!

Guess he's referring to an athletics athlete, rather than the general term.

Hicham El Guerrouj, the double Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, added: "It was really amazing. Bale's an athlete that plays football."

This is an idiotic remark! Its sugesting that footballers are not athletes!

yep..truely idiotic

Guess he's referring to an athletics athlete, rather than the general term.

Exactly. Its a pity the others couldn't differentiate such.

1. Athlete (sports), a person who participates regularly in a sport
2. Athlete (track and field), a person who is involved in track and field

Quite clearly he's referring to description version 2.

He's not faster than Bolt though

He'd beat bolt over 400m

He'd beat bolt over 400m

Agreed.

He'd beat bolt over 400m

Agreed.

600 yes
400 no IMO.

All depends on distance.

Whats with the misleading headline? Bale wouldnt be in the shot when usain bolt finishes

He's not faster than Bolt though

Apparently he is quicker according to Real Madrid. They commissioned an expert to calculate his speed for his latest goal and he was clocked at an average 0.3 KM/H quicker than Usain Bolts average speed during his world record race and that's with a ball at Bales feet Amazing

He's not faster than Bolt though

Apparently he is quicker according to Real Madrid. They commissioned an expert to calculate his speed for his latest goal and he was clocked at an average 0.3 KM/H quicker than Usain Bolts average speed during his world record race and that's with a ball at Bales feet Amazing

He's not faster than Bolt, I can guarantee you that

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