Gareth Bale welcomes second daughter

Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has announced the birth of his second daughter, Nava Valentina Bale.

The 26-year-old already has one daughter with his partner Emma Rhys-Jones, and took to Twitter to break the news of the latest addition to the Bale family.

Nava Valentina joins Alba Violet, three, after Bale had been left out of the Wales squad for their upcoming friendly double-header in anticipation of the birth.

Delighted to welcome another beautiful baby daughter into our family today. Nava Valentina Bale ❤👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 pic.twitter.com/w4Ld1l6CLg

— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) March 22, 2016

Bale recently became the top-scoring British player in La Liga history when he overtook Gary Lineker's mark of 42 in Madrid's 4-0 win over Sevilla.