2022-03-25
The Welsh Gareth Bale once more pointed to the media this Friday and has attacked the Marca newspaper from Spain and the Daily Mail from England due to the recent scathing coverage given to him in Spain.
The Welsh international was the hero of his country this Thursday following scoring two goals and seal the 2-1 win once morest Austria and leave them one game away from qualifying for the Qatar World Cup.
However, this season Bale has been erased in Real Madrid this season playing just five of his 42 games in all competitions, with a total of 270 minutes on the field, the equivalent of three full games.
The Spanish media Marca has described in an opinion article the “parasite” end, also accusing him of “suck” money from the club.
Bale described the criticism as “disgusting” following the victory in Austria, and on Friday he resorted to Twitter to further express his exasperation, saying that journalists should be held accountable for the impact of their stories on athletes.
THE LETTER FROM GARETH BALE
“The Daily Mail brings to light this piece of libelous, disparaging and speculative journalism from Marca.
At a time when people are taking their lives due to the insensitivity and relentlessness of the media, I want to know, who is holding these journalists accountable and the media outlets that allow them to write articles like this?
Fortunately, I’ve developed a tough skin during my time in the public spotlight, but that doesn’t mean articles like these don’t personally and professionally hurt and upset those who receive these malicious stories.
“I have witnessed the toll that the media can take on people’s mental and physical health. The media expects superhuman performances from professional athletes, and will be the first to celebrate with them when they do, but instead of pitying them when they show even a hint of human error, they tear them to shreds, fomenting anger and disappointment throughout the world. his fans.
The daily pressure on athletes is immense, and it is crystal clear that negative media attention might easily send an athlete already stressedor anyone in the public eye, on edge. I hope that by the time our children are of an age where they can ingest news, the ethics and standards of journalism will have been more strictly enforced.
So I want to use my platform to encourage change in the way we publicly speak and criticize people, just for the most part not meeting the often unrealistic expectations that are projected upon them.”
