The Guardian - * Bale in squad for World Cup qualifiers after return from injury
* Page: ‘Gareth is exactly where we thought he should be’
Gareth Bale is “raring to go” and on course to win his 100th cap for Wales after being named in Robert Page’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Belgium. Bale has been out since 8 September after sustaining what was described by Page as a “significant hamstring tear”.
But the Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, says the forward may be involved in the La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday and Page has named the 32-year-old in a 28-man squad for Wales’s vital double-header. Bale would become only the second Welshman to reach 100 caps after Chris Gunter, who achieved the feat in March. Continue reading...
