Gareth Bale is getting a lot of stick for his taste in music

Gareth Bale is a big fan of Brian McFadden's music.

The Real Madrid forward tweeted his appreciation for the Dublin musician earlier today. https://twitter.com/GarethBale11/status/632905765041381376 McFadden returned the compliment. https://twitter.com/BrianMcFadden/status/632906103316172800 And we can now safely say the two are officially bros. https://twitter.com/GarethBale11/status/632907194414034945 However, the correspondence between the unlikely pair was hijacked by Twitter users dumbfounded by Gareth's taste in music. Some couldn't believe Bale really listened to the former Westlife singer. https://twitter.com/jonnyw5/status/632906236615356416 https://twitter.com/EmmetPurcell/status/632910918309974017 https://twitter.com/lee_2805/status/632906512386686976 https://twitter.com/richjenkins07/status/632906972770238464 Others sensed Gareth has been a longtime McFadden fan. https://twitter.com/RaviWL/status/632915414670950403 And Bale should probably expect a call from Louis Walsh. https://twitter.com/ChrisBrooksDJ/status/632908643420250116 However, one Spurs' fan felt betrayed by Bale. https://twitter.com/NoHoltbyNoParty/status/632906223743041536 This guy wasn't angry, he was just disappointed. https://twitter.com/Viking21aSteve/status/632913768478019584 While one Twitter user suggested Bale widened his musical taste. https://twitter.com/todia45/status/632931902748385280 At times like this, the only question we should be asking is: What would Roy Keane say? There's a great passage from the Corkman's second biography, where he questions the musical taste of his former Sunderland players.

"The last song before the players went on to the pitch was ‘Dancing Queen’ by Abba. What really worried me was that none of the players – not one – said: ‘Get that shit off.’ They were going out to play a match, men versus men, testosterone levels were high. You’ve got to hit people at pace. Fuckin’ ‘Dancing Queen."

We doubt Bale's making the playlists for the Madrid dressing room.