Gareth Bale, Jack Wilshere, And Raul Meireles Win PFA Awards

And of course, the moments that have defined his season, established his reputation, and set in motion a petty and tiresome hither-and-yon of hype and backlash, have come in the Champions League, a competition theoretically out of the ambit of the award. Maicon, presumably, didn’t get to vote.

Including Gareth Bale.