Tottenham ace Gareth Bale has launched a furious attack on Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam after his ankle-tap on the weekend. The Welshman has previous with the Scot and branded him a COWARD.

Bale told The Sun: "He's a bit of a coward. What he did was over the top. Some people are like that and it's just wrong."

The Welshman, 23, said: "It's flattering when players try to take you out in a game but, when it threatens your career, it becomes more serious than that.

"There are pictures on the internet of what he did before when he snapped all my ankle ligaments. I was out for three months that time. He's come for me twice now - and he's got me twice.

"When someone makes a very bad tackle on you, you expect an apology.

"I've had no apology.

"And I'm not going to accept his apology."