with Bale netting the secondDecember 23

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There when needed.So, is this a dead debate?This is a guy that left Marc Bartra in his dust in the Copa del Rey final to beat Barcelona with a 60-metre dash at 16.7mph. The man that helped win La Decima – their 10th European Cup – with a nod of the head. The FIFA player that upheld the tradition of British wingers scoring on their Real Madrid debut, emulating Laurie Cunningham and David Beckham.Sportsmail’s Pete Jenson reminded us last week of a well-known sketch on Monty Python’s Life of Brian that can relate. It goes: ‘Apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?’Those at the Bernabeu should ask themselves that same question with Bale. WHY REAL MADRID FANS SHOULD NOT JEER BALESeptember 1, 2013: Bale signs for Real Madrid for a world record fee of £86millionSeptember 14: The Welshman scores on his Real Madrid debut in a 2-2 draw with VillarrealOctober 30: Scores two and assists two on his first home start at the BernabeuNovember 30: First hat-trick - a 'perfect' one too - for Real Madrid, against ValladolidApril 16, 2014: Bale scores the winning goal in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. His first goal against Madrid's bitter rivals, and his 20th of the seasonMay 24: The former Spurs man scores a goal safefifa16coins in extra time in the Champions League final, which Madrid go on to win 4-1... it's a record 10th European title for the Spanish sideAugust 12: Bale's third trophy at Madrid - the European Super Cup. He sets up the first of Ronaldo's two goals in his home city of CardiffDecember 20: Another trophy for the Welshman, and a goal in this final too. Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo 2-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup, with Bale netting the secondDecember 23: Reports surface of a potential exit, and 54 per cent of Real Madrid fans would be happy to see him leave for the right priceAustralia shouldn't be allowed in the Asian confederation, their spot belongs to Israel. Monday’s column concerned the way political and economic concerns have been allowed to invade even the most straightforward processes in modern sport.Asia have new continental champions – Australia – while Israel now play in Europe. The Gulf nations got their way in wanting Israel out in 1974, and now they are said to be not too happy about Australia’s success.Since when did we get to choose our continent? You can read the column here and the debate below.As usual, any mention of Australia is used as an excuse to play another extract from My Favourite Record Ever.For the real anoraks, the video beneath it even tells you where they got the samples from.