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Gareth Bale's bumper net worth: How the Wales football legend racked up MILLIONS throughout his stellar career... and even earned more than £500k-a-week to sit on the BENCH

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Wales legend Gareth Bale retires from football with a bumper net worth of £119million ($145million).

Before hanging up his boots, the football star was the 23rd highest earner in the MLS after pocketing a yearly salary of $2.3million from LAFC.

The 33-year-old also earned £500,000-a-week sitting on the bench in his final few years at Real Madrid.

Bale copped almost £90million from being a substitute, with £61million coming from matches he appeared in, according to the Daily Star.

Football legend Gareth Bale (pictured) retires from football with a bumper net worth of u00a3119million ($145million)

Bale forged his career in England as a left-back for Southampton and was bought by Spurs for a fee of £5million in 2007.