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12th June 2016
09:47am BST

"I had a chuckle when England came out, I'm not going to lie. It's an amazing game to be involved in and it's like any derby, you never want to lose to the enemy."
Bale quickly turned to talking about the English and Welsh fans, before adding that Wales' "12th man" may give them that extra edge on Thursday's game compared to the more cynical England fans.
"They [England fans] big themselves up before they've done anything, so we're going to go there and believe we can beat them."
"I think we've got a lot more passion and pride about us than them. We'll definitely show that on the day. I don't know what it is but, if you're Welsh, we feel more pride and passion than anyone else.
"Look at the national anthem, everyone sings, the whole stadium. I remember the Belgium game. We were all tired and the whole stadium just started singing it. I don't think any other nation would do that. Being Welsh just brings it out of you.
"It's like when I was young and being in a pub with my parents, everyone watching rugby or football on the television. Everyone was together, singing. It's the way we are brought up."
Another case of "England fans are arrogant", or just Gareth Bale looking to thank the Welsh fans who cheered so loudly throughout their game against Slovakia?
All we know is we're planning our excuses at work for Thursday afternoon, because England vs. Wales got a lot more important.
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