Bale threatens Bolt

New Real Madrid player Gareth Bale has
reportedly reached Usain Bolt-like speed
during Sunday’s La Liga 2-2 draw with
Villarreal, after he was clocked at 40
kilometers per hour, or 24.85 metres per
hour, during the game.
Bale’s speed is just 3 mph less than the
‘world’s fastest man’ Bolt’s record speed of
27.79 mph during the 100 metres event at
the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.
According to the New York Daily News, Bale’s
speed is astonishing considering that the
Welsh international was playing in only his
second competitive game in months after
sitting out most of the last season with a
muscle injury, with Wales national team coach
Chris Coleman even warning that Bale is not
fit enough to play an entire game.
The report mentioned that Bale, who moved
from Tottenham to Madrid last month for a
reported $132m transfer fee, is expected to
get even more faster and better with each
passing game.
However, Bale admitted that he is not too
sure about his fitness as he had no game time
during the summer, adding that he needs to
get game time under his belt and get his
fitness up as quick as he can.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has said his
understanding with Bale is growing match by
match after the two played their parts in Real
Madrid’s 6-1 Champions League win at
Galatasaray.
“We are getting to know each other,” Ronaldo
said. “He is steadily getting up to speed
because he has been out of action for a while
and it is all going well for him.”
Bale came on as a second-half substitute and
played a part in setting up the fourth and
fifth goals for Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Bale joked at his official presentation that
Ronaldo was the boss when it came to team
hierarchy and the taking of free-kicks, but the
midfielder got to take the set piece that led to
Ronaldo’s second goal.