Why Bale wants to go from icon to investor
News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- Gareth Bale will retire from football after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
- The Real Madrid star is now part of a US-based investment vehicle.
- The sports fund has made contact with a number of clubs as they weigh up next moves.
- Luka Modric has become a minority investor in Swansea City.
- Gareth Bale legally registered a trademark for his heart-shaped goal celebration under the brand 'Eleven of Hearts' The first investment will reportedly be in women's professional sport in the US.
A future that, he says, has always intrigued him perhaps not dissimilar to David Beckham.
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