Agent refutes Adam 'coward' claim

Charlie Adam's agent has defended the Liverpool midfielder after he was labelled a coward by Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.



Wales international Bale was left on crutches at the weekend following a bad tackle from Adam during the 0-0 draw between the two sides in Baltimore.



It was not the first such incident involving the pair, with Adam having injured Bale in a tackle in May 2011, causing ankle ligament damage which ruled the Spurs man out for three months.



Bale branded Adam "a bit of a coward" after the latest clash, but Adam's representative Kenny Moyes claims such talk is "outrageous".



Quoted in the Daily Star, Moyes said: "It doesn't warrant a reply because everyone knows Charlie is not that type of player. Everyone in football knows he has no malice or anything like that in him.



"For someone to have a go like that is outrageous. It was schoolboyish for them to come out and say that."



Bale and Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas both called for an apology in the aftermath of the tackle, but received good news on Monday on the severity of the injury.



The 23-year-old has resumed light training after scans revealed the damage was not as serious as first feared.



Quoted in the Daily Mail, Villas-Boas said: "Needless to say, we are extremely relieved Gareth has not been seriously injured."

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Bale angry with Liverpool ace

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has criticised Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam for his challenge in a friendly game between the teams on Sunday.

Bale was left on crutches after he was clattered by the Scotland international during the 0-0 draw in Baltimore.

It is the second time Adam has forced Bale out of action, following on from an incident in May 2011 when the Spurs ace sustained ankle ligament damage which kept him out of action for three months.

Adam previously fouled Bale badly while at Blackpool

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

"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."

Bale is still irked with the former Rangers player after being on the receiving end of that previous challenge when Adam was at Blackpool.

"There are pictures on the internet of what he did before when he snapped all my ankle ligaments," Bale added. "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."



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