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<\/p>\nMicah Richards couldn't contain his excitement after learning who Gareth Bale's toughest ever opponent was.<\/p>\n
Granted, Richards failing to contain his excitement is about as common as a sunrise, but the look on his face was uniquely priceless nonetheless. On a recent episode of A League of Their Own, Jamie Redknapp revealed that Bale, who was a guest on the show, named Richards as the toughest defender he ever faced.<\/p>\n
A delighted 'Meeks' told Redknapp to relay the question to Bale so he could film the Real Madrid icon's answer on his phone, and when he repeated Richards' name the ex-Manchester City ace leaped from his seat and ran around the studio like he was celebrating a last minute goal.<\/p>\n
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Viewers absolutely loved the moment, which quickly did the rounds on social media, with one YouTube user saying in the comments: "Love Micah. He's like a 6 month old puppy, frozen indefinitely. Long may it last."<\/p>\n
Another said: "Micah has such an amazing energy about him. Always makes me laugh," while a third joked: "Bale missed such a good opportunity to wind Micah up by changing it to Zabaleta or Carragher."<\/p>\n
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It looks as if Bale was telling the truth about Richards given that he named the Englishman as the toughest opponent he'd ever faced way back in 2012. Adorably, Richards also named Bale as the toughest opponent he'd <\/i>ever faced, describing the ex-Tottenham star as a "freak of nature" back in April.<\/p>\n
Bale was making his first guest appearance on the show, which comes little less than a year after he hung up his boots following the 2022 World Cup. Richards, meanwhile, has been a regular panellist on the programme since last year, and Redknapp has been team captain since the show's inception in 2010.<\/p>\n
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