Gareth Bale earned the nickname 'The Golfer' at Real Madrid and his apparent obsession with golf has resulted in a lot of derision, with his own supporters even mocking him.
As he struggled to find form at the Santiago Bernabeu and found himself occupying a place on the bench more often than not, his predilection for a game of golf was held against him by some.
"A lot of people have problems with me playing golf," Bale told the EAL podcast. "I don't know what their reason is because I've spoken to doctors and everybody's fine with it.