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The biggest cry-baby ever on a football field

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A section of British media has gone gaga over the marvelous virtuosity of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale. They see a Cristiano Ronaldo in the making (not sure if they are being pragmatic here). But the fact that Tottenham are currently placed 4 th on the premier league table and Bale has played a huge role, speaks volumes of his skills. Still in his early twenties, whether Bale becomes the worlds best or not remains to be seen. However like CR-7, Bale too has earned a name for being slippery as a squirrel (read faking dives). There are a few writers like Rob Hughes who have given him a benefit of doubt though. He writes “Some might say that, at the exceptional speed at which Bale moves, the slightest kick or tug might unbalance him”. But Bale has involved himself in such incidents with chilling efficiency and was recently awarded suspension as well.  There are many such cry-babies in world football today. Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Manchester United’s Ashley Young are other examp