Welsh striker Gareth Bale, five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, announced this Monday “immediate” end of career playing sports at age 33 “after careful and thoughtful consideration”.

“After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football. I am incredibly lucky that I was able to fulfill my dream in the sport that I love. It really gave me some of The best moments of my life”This is stated in Bale’s statement.

The decision of the Cardiff footballer, whose last team was American MLS Los Angeles, came after he played with his team at the World Cup in Qatar, where Wales failed to pass the group stage. In nine seasons at Real Madrid, in addition to five Champions Leagues, he won three leagues, three Spanish Super Cups, one Spanish Cup, four Club World Cups and three European Super Cups.