Gareth Bale: England took the bait

Gareth Bale says that England “bit” when he said Wales had more passion and pride than England ahead of their Euro 2016 Group B showdown tomorrow.

Bale also said before Wales’ opening Group B victory over Slovakia that England “big themselves up before they’ve done anything”, and Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson responded by describing those remarks as “disrespectful”.

“It’s good that they bit,” Bale said. “People can say what they want.