{"id":699,"date":"2019-02-28T16:42:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/bale-avoids-ban-for-celebration-in-madrid-derby\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:42:18","slug":"bale-avoids-ban-for-celebration-in-madrid-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"Bale avoids ban for celebration in Madrid derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> The Real Madrid star will not be punished for an incident which saw him appear to provoke fans in a 3-1 win at Wanda Metropolitano on February 9 <\/div>\n<div>   <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gareth Bale will not receive any sort of ban for his celebration in Real Madrid&#8217;s recent victory over Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Bale was introduced in the second half of the match and scored quickly upon entering the fray.<\/p>\n<p>He scored Real&#8217;s third and final goal in the 3-1 win over the club&#8217;s crosstown rivals, and the finish was his 100th for the club.<\/p>\n<div>  <span>Article continues below<\/span> <\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Editors&#039; Picks<\/h3>\n<p>    Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &amp; Pedro impress in Spurs win    Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show    Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from over    Man City monitoring Barcelona &amp; Chelsea target Jovic    <\/p><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>   <\/div>\n<p>However, it was a finish that ended in controversy as Bale was\u00a0reported to authorities for \u201ca gesture of possible obscene and derogatory meaning\u201d as a result of the ensuing celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Bale was pictured gesturing towards the direction of fans on the sidelines, seen as a provocation by La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from La Liga read:\u00a0\u201cIn the 73rd minute of the game, after scoring his team&#8217;s third goal, Real Madrid player Gareth Bale, who had been booed by the local fans, celebrated by raising his right hand close to his head, in a provocative gesture to the supporters, then in a gesture of possible obscene and derogatory meaning doubled his arm while cutting across the middle of it with his other hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement went on to say that Bale could be suspended for &#8220;four to twelve games&#8221; with the more likely suspension being said to be a month.<\/p>\n<p>However, the incident was not reported by the referee in his match report and the Spanish federation have opted to not punish the Welsh winger for the celebration at all.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the only celebration row Bale has found himself in recent weeks, having also earned criticism for pushing away Lucas Vazquez after scoring from the spot in this past weekend&#8217;s win over Levante.<\/p>\n<p>Vazquez approached Bale to congratulate him after scoring what ended up being the match-winning penalty but was quickly rebuffed by his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p>The incident drew plenty of criticism and was taken as another sign that Bale is struggling to fit in within the Real Madrid dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Bale has been with Madrid since 2013 and has scored 101 goals in 220 appearances for the club, including 13 goals in 31 appearances this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He has been named in Santiago Solari&#8217;s latest 20 man squad to face arch-rivals\u00a0Barcelona on Wednesday, in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n<p> <span><\/span> <span><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Real Madrid star will not be punished for an incident which saw him appear to provoke fans in a 3-1 win at Wanda Metropolitano on February 9 Gareth Bale will not receive any sort of ban for his celebration in Real Madrid&#8217;s recent victory over Atletico Madrid. 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