The Second Severn Crossing is not being renamed the Gareth Bale Bridge. It was, of course, an April Fool joke.
In our article, we said the bridge, which was renamed after the Prince of Wales in 2018, is to undergo a further name change in recognition of the footballer's contribution to Welsh sport.
Bale further cemented his legend as he almost single-handedly took his team to the World Cup play-off final with two stunning goals against Austria last week. The Real Madrid star was the subject of extraordinary attacks from the Spanish media and was even dubbed a "parasite" in the run-up to the crucial semi-final, but shook off this criticism to take Wales just one step from the Qatar World Cup and let it be known who he thought the real 'parasite' was.
