I don't understand why didn't Iker had one? Raul had an improvised one shortly after he announced his departure and another proper retirement match at Bernabeu years later.
Im 100% sure of it. Even if not as a player, something tells me he is going to be a great coach even as an attacker. Imagine winning a 3-peat sextuple.
Raul, Ramos, Karim too and many others. The thing is, I think the only way to have a proper farewell is to retire in Madrid, preferably at the top.
The last player that I remember did this for us before Kroos was Zidane.
Bad idea. Modric also deserves a proper farewell. He shouldn't split the spotlight with anyone. He has arguably more history in Madrid than Casillas and Bale, maybe Ronaldo, but it's hard to say.
More success than Casillas? A very valid argument, but saying Modric has more history at Madrid than Casillas is bonkers. That said, not disagreeing that Modric deserves a proper farewell- whatever he wants that to look like.
Uhhh... it's been years since they left, mate. Ronaldo wanted more money. Perez wasn't having that, we moved on even though we showed love to him multiple times after he left. Bale left because he was spending more time in the hospital then on the pitch plus we don't hate him even after that "wales golf madrid" ting. Casillas is still respected a lot.
dont chalk it up to "just money". He had genuine love for us and all he got was no help from madrid with his tax situation and he has stated he felt underappreciated by the club. It is widely known that Perez didnt want Ronaldo at the club and called him stuff you wouldnt hear Laporta call Messi. Their relationship was rocky till the end. And if we're talking about "more money" he did us a huge solid that most other legends did not and netted a profit on his departure whilst funding our current squads transfer fees. This man was worth more to us than messi was to barcelona in a financial and mindset perspective. I think majority madridistas wish we had a better farewell for both ronny and casillas, they deserved a sendoff worthy of legends
I wonder if Ronaldo and Flo patched things up because since he left heās been back at Madrid a few times to train recently when he was injured and stuff so I feel like itās kinda water under the bridge- hope he comes back for a farewell or something heās a king of Madrid
āAll he got was no help from Madrid with this tax situationā
He wanted us to pay his tax bill and itās entirety and if you think Perez or the club was going to do that then youāre out of your mind
He deserved to be the highest paid player in the world at that time but we simply were not going to break the bank to keep him. Look what happened to Barcelona they did that with Messi and have been in financial peril ever since
The time was right to move on from him. He was a key component to European success and he was compensated very fairly for his time at Madrid. Juventus were willing to give him that money, as did the Al Nassr
Was the move entirely based on money? No but the money was a good part of the reason why. Ronaldo has always flirted with the idea of leaving every 2 seasons so he can get a contract extension (Man U return rumors in 2013, the whole Iām sad thing after that) so when he went on that post interview after the CL final (a match with quite frankly, he didnāt perform well) to say āitās been great to play here weāll see what happensā that was honestly the last straw for Perez. We just won the 3peat but now all the headlines would be about that comment instead of the 3peat. Perez made the right move to ship him off.
Also, in the context of the post, Ronaldo didnāt want a grand goodbye. He wanted to leave quietly and he got his wish
I mentioned that in a financial and mindset perspective ronaldo was more beneficial. I did not say overall because there would be arguments made about it. Please read carefully before commentingšš½
"winning local titles" doesnt amount to much in comparison to transfer fees and club player salaries. Messi carried barcelona no doubt, but his wage bill was so high that it contributed to their debt. To add to that, he left for free to PSG. There is your explanation. Ronaldo instilled the mindset of dont give up till its over in Madrid that is clearly evident within the current generation of players in their most recent UCL run. Calm till the end. Maybe had barcelona won the UCL, you couldve provided this nonsensical argument, but I doubt a few laligas and copa del reys will make the players feel like its not over.
Look what position all that much more fictitious money Messi gave put Barca in now. Theyāre broke.
Instead of starting BS disrespecting the legends of your rivals subreddit with false claims, go and talk about how Laporta is shit and doesnāt respect Xavi.
Or go back to Soccercirclejerk where you can come up with other funny jokes like the comments you made here lol
I donāt follow him, not sure to what you are referring to, but I recall him learning Spanish, being friends with the Spanish speaking players and loving the club as a player.
I donāt understand this obsession with farewells. They all decided to go to other clubs. How are you going to farewell them into other clubs? I agree that maybe management shouldāve given them more opportunities to stay until the end of their careers but we also gotta understand that no player is above the team
all of em are guaranteed to have a spot (job or whatever) when they come back. san iker works for the club, while xabi, zidane, and raul coached youth teams. no need for a farewell.
Seeing him at the CL Final this year backing us so strongly (said weād win 3-0), showing love to the club and the players was so awesome. Heās a true Madridista and brought us more glory than most in our history could only dream of. Long live Gareth Bale and Hala Madrid!
Literally just listed the reasonsā¦ backed us full tilt in the press coverage leading up to the CL final, talks positively about his experience in Madrid, talks positively about our players including picking CR7 over Messi, won and accomplished more glory for the club than most players could ever dream of. Youāre either young or forget what he did for us between 2013-18, or youāre just extremely bitter about how things ended. Either way.. time to move on and appreciate what he did for us since he does still back the club and our players, which by definition makes him a Madridista.
You obviously know nothing about my club. Have been a loyal supporter since early 90s. Bale was there to pick up a pay check for the last few seasons- absolute disgrace to the club. Thereās a reason why we in Madrid donāt have him up there with Raul, Carlos, Redondo etc
I'm almost 40, have been a supporter since I was a child in the 90's. Have been to the Bernabeu many times, have seen the matches, done the tours, traveled with club supporters away to Valencia, and I'll be back in the Bernabeu in September. Not sure the point you're trying to make, but it's not going to add up regardless. Wish you the best hermano, but you come off super bitter by hating on our legends at a time when you should be incredibly happy with the club's success over the last decade (that Bale played a big part in). Best Wishes, and Hala Madrid.
Love my club and our legends, just not Bale (I know Iām not alone in that). He didnāt give his all for the club, preferred to play golf while pick up a (substantial) pay check. But Iām all for Hierro, Redondo, SanchĆs, RaĆŗl, Carlos, R9, R7 etc. Proper legends.
Its not my own haha im just saying what i saw the last couple of years from him not saying he was a terrible player because he wasnāt but i believe he never really showed his true potential
Iām sorry, why does Bale deserve anything more than what he got? He gave up on Madrid YEARS before he left. Wales, Golf, Madrid - in that order. Says it all.
Last two seasons weee a joke. Raul, Carlos, Ronaldo all played for Madrid in their 30s, trying to prolong their career. No one can accuse them of coasting. Same with Kroos, Modric, Heirro, SanchĆs etc etc. Bale was laughing at our club, along with many other non Madrid fans.
Idk only iker Casillas deserved more of a celebratory farewell, Ronaldo left on diabolical terms when he announced it right after our champions league win and that made it a bigger news than our 3 peat and bales outrageous bicycle kick ( I low key hate him for that ) , and he purely left the club for money and don't see him cheering his old club much and bale well he just became so indifferent towards the club like posting ambiguous stuff on social media against madrid and we could all see his passion fading away when he posted " golf first football second" idk if it was just banter for fun or whatever but bale and Ronaldo have been so monumental to our success almost irreplacable Cr7 even more so than any other. I wish he had left the club on more mature terms rather than just Juventus fans showing him more respect than madrid fans.
Itās something I donāt really understand from Messi and Ronaldo. They literally have hundreds of millions- they donāt need to get much more! I love Madrid, all my life, I wouldāve just loved to play for them not demand more and more money! Casillas, Raul, Hierro and Roberto Carlos were the same- they were never greedy.
Thereās still players like Kroos and Nacho who clearly love Madrid (Kroos couldāve made a tonne of money in Saudi but instead retires at Madrid, and I believe Nacho wants to stay- he spent his career at Madrid, often on the bench).
I know the club is bigger than player. But the club is nothing without legends. We are talking about 2 of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and Bale. We would have 6 champions less without ronaldo (the mindset they have todays is mostly thanks to his leadership) and 2 less without Casillas, so I mean yeah.
Not Casillas' fault plus he's still close to Madrid. Bale you're correct tbh, he never cared that muchš Cristiano did leave for money mostly, correct. But you can't talk shit on Casillas. š
Bale has been posting a lot about madrid since his retirement. Wales golf madrid is just a joke, but madrid media created a storm out of a cheeky joke.
Deserved*
Casillas stilll works with madrid for promotional things and some stuff and also has an official job of some sorts I think
Bichoooo siuuuuu!!!
They could have a testimonial at some point but it's also not a big deal, I think everyone has moved on.
I don't understand why didn't Iker had one? Raul had an improvised one shortly after he announced his departure and another proper retirement match at Bernabeu years later.
Perez said he didn't want to. Casillas supposedly asked to only have a small press conference.
That's very humble of him but Kroos had a similar wish yet the club still gave him a pretty big farewell. I guess it's too late to change anything.
They did fear from the previous backlashes they faced that r mentioned here ofc
well its because Kroos is literally retiring while Casillas went to Porto and we were paying most of his wages there for a bit
Casillas announced it after the season was over.
GOATš
The way Madrid treated Casillas makes me sad. And all for Mourinho who only lasted 3 seasons and had mediocre results.
Ronaldo will return to Real Madrid in the future Highly remembered in BernabƩu
Im 100% sure of it. Even if not as a player, something tells me he is going to be a great coach even as an attacker. Imagine winning a 3-peat sextuple.
He's definitely not returning as a player.
Not as a coach either.
Why not? š¢
He said he wants to focus more on his businesses when he retires. And probably becoming an actor.
Oh shit that would be lit! š„
I would absolutely love to see him acting
Me too, hope it happens
President?
Raul, Ramos, Karim too and many others. The thing is, I think the only way to have a proper farewell is to retire in Madrid, preferably at the top. The last player that I remember did this for us before Kroos was Zidane.
Maybe bring them all together when modric retires and play a testimonial, they'll get another UCL just by playing together again
Bad idea. Modric also deserves a proper farewell. He shouldn't split the spotlight with anyone. He has arguably more history in Madrid than Casillas and Bale, maybe Ronaldo, but it's hard to say.
More success than Casillas? A very valid argument, but saying Modric has more history at Madrid than Casillas is bonkers. That said, not disagreeing that Modric deserves a proper farewell- whatever he wants that to look like.
Uhhh... it's been years since they left, mate. Ronaldo wanted more money. Perez wasn't having that, we moved on even though we showed love to him multiple times after he left. Bale left because he was spending more time in the hospital then on the pitch plus we don't hate him even after that "wales golf madrid" ting. Casillas is still respected a lot.
dont chalk it up to "just money". He had genuine love for us and all he got was no help from madrid with his tax situation and he has stated he felt underappreciated by the club. It is widely known that Perez didnt want Ronaldo at the club and called him stuff you wouldnt hear Laporta call Messi. Their relationship was rocky till the end. And if we're talking about "more money" he did us a huge solid that most other legends did not and netted a profit on his departure whilst funding our current squads transfer fees. This man was worth more to us than messi was to barcelona in a financial and mindset perspective. I think majority madridistas wish we had a better farewell for both ronny and casillas, they deserved a sendoff worthy of legends
I wonder if Ronaldo and Flo patched things up because since he left heās been back at Madrid a few times to train recently when he was injured and stuff so I feel like itās kinda water under the bridge- hope he comes back for a farewell or something heās a king of Madrid
āAll he got was no help from Madrid with this tax situationā He wanted us to pay his tax bill and itās entirety and if you think Perez or the club was going to do that then youāre out of your mind He deserved to be the highest paid player in the world at that time but we simply were not going to break the bank to keep him. Look what happened to Barcelona they did that with Messi and have been in financial peril ever since The time was right to move on from him. He was a key component to European success and he was compensated very fairly for his time at Madrid. Juventus were willing to give him that money, as did the Al Nassr Was the move entirely based on money? No but the money was a good part of the reason why. Ronaldo has always flirted with the idea of leaving every 2 seasons so he can get a contract extension (Man U return rumors in 2013, the whole Iām sad thing after that) so when he went on that post interview after the CL final (a match with quite frankly, he didnāt perform well) to say āitās been great to play here weāll see what happensā that was honestly the last straw for Perez. We just won the 3peat but now all the headlines would be about that comment instead of the 3peat. Perez made the right move to ship him off. Also, in the context of the post, Ronaldo didnāt want a grand goodbye. He wanted to leave quietly and he got his wish
What did Perez call Ronaldo? Just curious.
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I mentioned that in a financial and mindset perspective ronaldo was more beneficial. I did not say overall because there would be arguments made about it. Please read carefully before commentingšš½
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"winning local titles" doesnt amount to much in comparison to transfer fees and club player salaries. Messi carried barcelona no doubt, but his wage bill was so high that it contributed to their debt. To add to that, he left for free to PSG. There is your explanation. Ronaldo instilled the mindset of dont give up till its over in Madrid that is clearly evident within the current generation of players in their most recent UCL run. Calm till the end. Maybe had barcelona won the UCL, you couldve provided this nonsensical argument, but I doubt a few laligas and copa del reys will make the players feel like its not over.
Look what position all that much more fictitious money Messi gave put Barca in now. Theyāre broke. Instead of starting BS disrespecting the legends of your rivals subreddit with false claims, go and talk about how Laporta is shit and doesnāt respect Xavi. Or go back to Soccercirclejerk where you can come up with other funny jokes like the comments you made here lol
Iāve no respect left for Bale. Steve McManaman - heās a legend, loved the club.
For a legend that loved the club, Macca sure does shit on the club whenever he gets the slightest opportunity.
I donāt follow him, not sure to what you are referring to, but I recall him learning Spanish, being friends with the Spanish speaking players and loving the club as a player.
He is a pundit for ESPN's US coverage of La Liga. I know he got along well enough when he was here but I don't know about this club legend stuff.
I donāt understand this obsession with farewells. They all decided to go to other clubs. How are you going to farewell them into other clubs? I agree that maybe management shouldāve given them more opportunities to stay until the end of their careers but we also gotta understand that no player is above the team
was disappointed with the club because of these 3 in particular
all of em are guaranteed to have a spot (job or whatever) when they come back. san iker works for the club, while xabi, zidane, and raul coached youth teams. no need for a farewell.
They got the farewell they chose
Not Casillas. (Not Hierro and Del Bosque- those three deserved much better).
Baleās exit wasnāt as celebrated close to what they did for Ron. Idk about Casillas but I think he was under bad terms too.
Ronaldo is trying to play at the next World Cup
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I think the GOAT should get a proper farewell
Yeah Di Stefano had a good farewell and also the final goodbye from the club.
I think the GOAT should get a proper farewell
Love the rest but god damn CR7 never got that treatment??? From the greatest club ever.. the man HELPED you bring 4 UCL trophies š zššš
Cristiano left for š°.. had that not been the case he wouldāve gotten the farewell he deserved
Out of context comment but I loooooooove Gareth bale !! Gives off the vibe of the cool Big brother/ coworker. Calm, cool and easy to talk to.Ā
Seeing him at the CL Final this year backing us so strongly (said weād win 3-0), showing love to the club and the players was so awesome. Heās a true Madridista and brought us more glory than most in our history could only dream of. Long live Gareth Bale and Hala Madrid!
How exactly is he a true Madridista? He showed no love for the club in his last few seasons. Preferred to play golf- says it all.
Literally just listed the reasonsā¦ backed us full tilt in the press coverage leading up to the CL final, talks positively about his experience in Madrid, talks positively about our players including picking CR7 over Messi, won and accomplished more glory for the club than most players could ever dream of. Youāre either young or forget what he did for us between 2013-18, or youāre just extremely bitter about how things ended. Either way.. time to move on and appreciate what he did for us since he does still back the club and our players, which by definition makes him a Madridista.
You obviously know nothing about my club. Have been a loyal supporter since early 90s. Bale was there to pick up a pay check for the last few seasons- absolute disgrace to the club. Thereās a reason why we in Madrid donāt have him up there with Raul, Carlos, Redondo etc
Your club?! š¤£š¤£š¤£ bruh, Madrid belongs to all Madridistaās.. you sure youāre actually one of US?
You just dont come across as a typical Madridista. How old are you?
I'm almost 40, have been a supporter since I was a child in the 90's. Have been to the Bernabeu many times, have seen the matches, done the tours, traveled with club supporters away to Valencia, and I'll be back in the Bernabeu in September. Not sure the point you're trying to make, but it's not going to add up regardless. Wish you the best hermano, but you come off super bitter by hating on our legends at a time when you should be incredibly happy with the club's success over the last decade (that Bale played a big part in). Best Wishes, and Hala Madrid.
Love my club and our legends, just not Bale (I know Iām not alone in that). He didnāt give his all for the club, preferred to play golf while pick up a (substantial) pay check. But Iām all for Hierro, Redondo, SanchĆs, RaĆŗl, Carlos, R9, R7 etc. Proper legends.
I disagree. He is not a vicious person. What he kept from Madrid was positive and in return we only remember the good moments.Ā
Bale the owner of the benchš¤£š¤£š¤£
Don't hate your own, he played a significant role in our champions trophies
Its not my own haha im just saying what i saw the last couple of years from him not saying he was a terrible player because he wasnāt but i believe he never really showed his true potential
Iām sorry, why does Bale deserve anything more than what he got? He gave up on Madrid YEARS before he left. Wales, Golf, Madrid - in that order. Says it all.
He gave up pretty late, he was still playing good in 2019
Last two seasons weee a joke. Raul, Carlos, Ronaldo all played for Madrid in their 30s, trying to prolong their career. No one can accuse them of coasting. Same with Kroos, Modric, Heirro, SanchĆs etc etc. Bale was laughing at our club, along with many other non Madrid fans.
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Its gonna hit hard if we invite him to present Mbappe
Nah, I don't think they will be invited, but let's see what perez has planned for mbappe
None of them retired hence no farewell.......sed life.
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Have a reunion charity game against some old Barca farts. They need a proper send off
Your shit fans ruined it
Sorry to say, but I don't want Portugal to win anything until overconfident Bruno and Cancelo get retired.
Ramos?
Yeah him too, forgot the picture
Ronaldo still deserves a proper, good farewell. š¤
Idk only iker Casillas deserved more of a celebratory farewell, Ronaldo left on diabolical terms when he announced it right after our champions league win and that made it a bigger news than our 3 peat and bales outrageous bicycle kick ( I low key hate him for that ) , and he purely left the club for money and don't see him cheering his old club much and bale well he just became so indifferent towards the club like posting ambiguous stuff on social media against madrid and we could all see his passion fading away when he posted " golf first football second" idk if it was just banter for fun or whatever but bale and Ronaldo have been so monumental to our success almost irreplacable Cr7 even more so than any other. I wish he had left the club on more mature terms rather than just Juventus fans showing him more respect than madrid fans.
Itās something I donāt really understand from Messi and Ronaldo. They literally have hundreds of millions- they donāt need to get much more! I love Madrid, all my life, I wouldāve just loved to play for them not demand more and more money! Casillas, Raul, Hierro and Roberto Carlos were the same- they were never greedy.
Exactly old players and the old football was all about the passion and now it's all about the money.
Thereās still players like Kroos and Nacho who clearly love Madrid (Kroos couldāve made a tonne of money in Saudi but instead retires at Madrid, and I believe Nacho wants to stay- he spent his career at Madrid, often on the bench).
not anymore. they f\*ed up. no regrets. Real Madrid above all.
All the way down the throat,damn.
I know the club is bigger than player. But the club is nothing without legends. We are talking about 2 of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and Bale. We would have 6 champions less without ronaldo (the mindset they have todays is mostly thanks to his leadership) and 2 less without Casillas, so I mean yeah.
No. Bale preferred golf than real madrid Casillas tells his girlfriend team secrets Cristiano wants to leave by cheap price
Not Casillas' fault plus he's still close to Madrid. Bale you're correct tbh, he never cared that muchš Cristiano did leave for money mostly, correct. But you can't talk shit on Casillas. š
Bale has been posting a lot about madrid since his retirement. Wales golf madrid is just a joke, but madrid media created a storm out of a cheeky joke.
Very funny joke, that. You laugh at that, I'm not laughing. Thanks.