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In a way, it's nice to know that even the world's most expensive footballers can still get starstruck.

On the other hand, the video you can see above does not paint the planet's priciest player in a particularly fine light.

It shows Gareth Bale after the recent Roma v Real Madrid friendly in Melbourne, waiting for Francesco Totti. Or, more specifically, Francesco Totti's autograph.

The two had swapped shirts at the end of the match, but the Welshmanreally wanted the Roma legend to sign it too. In fact, he wanted that signature so badly, he hung around outside the dressing room hoping to get Totti to autograph the sweaty garment.

On the face of it, there's not an awful lot wrong with that… if the autograph hunter is an average football fan.

However, Gareth Bale is not an average fan. Gareth Bale is an £85m footballer. Gareth Bale is a Real Madrid Galactico. Gareth Bale is the man who is supposed to have adoring autograph hunters loitering outside changing rooms waiting for HIM.

Many Real Madrid fans are now claiming this type of crazy fan worship of an opponent is not befitting of a Real player.

In fairness to Bale, Francesco Totti does inspire a special kind of adoration. But it does appear that Gareth has come perilously close to the kind of behaviour usually reserved for Beliebers…

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