Gareth Bale gets engaged on birthday weekend

Real Madrid and Wales attacker Gareth Bale reveals that he asked long-term girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones to marry him on his birthday weekend.

Real Madrid and Wales attacker Gareth Bale has revealed that he asked long-term girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones to marry him on his birthday weekend.

Bale, who turned 27 on Saturday, took to social media to announce the news, claiming that he will remember this weekend "for a long time" after his partner accepted the offer of marriage.

Bale has two children with his high-school sweetheart Emma Rhys-Jones - Alba Violet, who was born in October 2012, and Nava Valentina, who was born in March 2016.

Real Madrid midfielder Gareth Bale heads the ball during his debut against Villarreal on September 14, 2013
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