Gareth Bale, right, head coach Ryan Giggs of Wales national football team attend a press conference after the semi-final match against Chinese national men's football team during the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship in Nanning city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 22 March 2018.<br /> <br /> When you are applauded by supporters nearly 6,000 miles from home you must be doing something right and after overtaking Ian Rush as Wales's record goalscorer with a hat-trick in a thumping 6-0 victory, Gareth Bale was certainly deserving of the lavish praise afforded him by the Chinese crowd clearly besotted by the 28-year-old. The Real Madrid forward made his journey from Spain to the Far East worthwhile as he starred in his team's victory, recorded his first international treble and moved past Rush on to 29 goals for Wales, all while helping to give Ryan Giggs the perfect result in his first match in charge since succeeding Chris Coleman as manager.
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