LONDON -- After the years most drawn-out transfer saga, its finally official: Gareth Bale is a Real Madrid player. Madrid announced Sunday that Bale has signed a six-year contract, and a person familiar with the deal said the fee was a world-record 100 million euros ($132 million). The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial details are not being disclosed. "I am not sure there is ever a good time to leave a club where I felt settled and was playing the best football of my career to date," Bale said in a statement published on the Tottenham website. "I know many players talk of their desire to join the club of their boyhood dreams, but I can honestly say, this is my dream come true." Bale will be paraded at Madrids stadium on Monday after undergoing a medical examination. Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas said earlier in the week that Bales move was set to be "the biggest transfer in world football," and the fee eclipses the (euro)93 million Madrid paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. Madrid, whose annual revenue reaches (euro)500 million, previously broke the transfer record in 2009 when Kaka joined from AC Milan for 65 million euros ($92 million). All three blockbuster deals came under Florentino Perez, the club president who built the "Galacticos" team that included David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Figo. The move for Bale, who had around three years remaining on his Tottenham contract, caps a rapid rise from White Hart Lane misfit to one of European footballs most exciting players. The 24-year-old Welsh winger has dazzled audiences around the world with swerving free kicks, defence-splitting surges and mesmerizing footwork. But Bale was frustrated that Tottenham only qualified once for the Champions League, the stage where the world took notice of his talents for the first time in the 2010-11 season. Now hes joining a club that has won the European Cup nine times. "I am well aware that I would not be at the level I am today were it not for firstly Southampton and then Spurs standing by me during some of the tougher times and affording me the environment and support they have," Bale said. "Tottenham will always be in my heart and Im sure that this season will be a successful one for them. I am now looking forward to the next exciting chapter in my life, playing football for Real Madrid." Bale was signed by Madrid despite not winning a single title in his playing career. What he does have is a collection of personal honours -- and long highlight reel of spectacular goals. In April he won the top two awards in English football after being voted player of the year and the young player of the year by his fellow professionals in English football. The last player to achieve the Professional Footballers Association double was Ronaldo in 2007, and the pair will now be on the same side in Spain. In Bale and Ronaldo, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will have one of the most formidable attacks in football to compete with Spanish champion Barcelona, which boasts Lionel Messi and new recruit Neymar. The recruitment of Bale is Madrids response to missing out on the 57 million-euro Neymar. But the move was dragged out by Spurs wanting to spend the Bale windfall before reluctantly selling their main asset, and was only completed a day before the summer transfer window closes. "Gareth was a player we had absolutely no intention of selling as we look to build for the future," Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said. "He is a player whose career we have fostered and developed and he was only a year into his new four-year contract. "Such has been the attention from Real Madrid and so great is Gareths desire to join them, that we have taken the view that the player will not be sufficiently committed to our campaign in the current season." Bale joined Tottenham in 2007 from Southampton for 5 million pounds (then $8 million) but endured a frustrating start to his Spurs career. Although he scored three times in his first four starts, a series of injuries stymied his progress and Tottenham failed to win any of the first 24 Premier League games he appeared in for the club. That made him a symbol of poor results for fans until finally being part of a win on his 25th attempt, when he emerged as a substitute after 84 minutes. Since then, Bale has never looked back. Neither has Tottenham, which at one point was reported to have tried to use Bale as a make-weight in deals to bring in new players. After shaking off his substitutes role in January 2010, Bale began to consistently show the flair and pace that made him the first-choice left back. And, as the attacking side of Bales game began to flourish, he was pushed forward to the left wing. Having helped steer Tottenham into the Champions League for the first time in May 2010, Bale was rewarded with a lucrative new deal -- the first of three successive annual contract upgrades. Bale announced himself to the world with two dazzling displays against Champions League holder Inter Milan in the group stage in the 2010-11 season, including a hat trick at the San Siro. Bales importance to the London club was underscored last season by the fact his 21 league goals helped win 22 points for Spurs although they still finished a place outside the top four. And Bale had outgrown the team. "I have had six very happy years at Tottenham but its the right time to say goodbye," Bale said. 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The Ticats stretched that to seven straight victories with their 40-24 East Division final win Sunday against Montreal.But the Ticats struggled on the road with a 2-7 record. Only expansion Ottawa (0-9) was worse.Calgary won both regular-season meetings between the division leaders, although only by a combined 13 points. The two teams havent played since the Stampeders 30-20 victory Aug. 16 at McMaster University, where Hamilton played early this season while its new stadium was being finished.Hamilton, which finished atop the East Division with a 9-9 record, will get its first look Sunday at a Calgary offence with Cornish in the lineup. He missed both regular-season meetings as injuries limited last years outstanding player to appearing in nine games.But the 30-year-old native of New Westminster, B.C., was still the CFLs rushing leader with 1,082 yards, averaging almost eight yards per carry. Edmonton held Cornish to 54 yards rushing on 14 carries in the West Division final Sunday but he still amassed 120 yards and a TD on four catches in Calgarys 43-18 victory.Despite Cornishs absence Calgary averaged a CFL-best 144 yards rushing per game. Hamilton counters with a defence that allowed a league-low 76.8 yards on the ground each contest.Trouble is, Calgary does more than just run well offensively.The Stampeders led the CFL in scoring (28.4 points per game), touchdowns (52), rushing TDs (25), surrendered a league-low 26 sacks and were the leagues least penalized squad. Calgary also committed the fewest turnovers (29).Mitchell, in his first season as Calgarys starter, had a solid 63.8 per cent completion average with 22 TDs and just eight interceptions.Calgarys defence will get its first look at Hamilton quarterback Zach Collaros. He missed both regular-season meetiings with concussion-like symptoms and the Ticats were 1-4 without him.ddddddddddddCollaros, also in his first season as a CFL starter, is an accurate passer (65.8 per cent) who had more TDs (15) than interceptions (nine). But hes also a dual threat, having rushed for 328 yards (5.8-yard average).Hamiltons main rushing threat is running back Nic Grigsby. The former Winnipeg Blue Bomber ran for 93 yards and two TDs against Montreal last weekend.While Cornish and Co. draw a lot of the headlines, Calgarys defence is very good. It allowed the second-fewest points (19.3 per game), forced the second-most turnovers (43) and finished tied with Edmonton for most interceptions (20). Jamar Wall was tied for the league lead (six) and veteran Keon Raymond had five.The unit also was minus top pass rusher Charleston Hughes for much of the season, yet still finished tied with Hamilton for fourth with 50 sacks. Shawn Lemon led the way for the Stamps with 13.Despite leading the league in fewest rushing yards allowed, Hamiltons defence was ranked eighth against the pass (260.4 yards per game). But in cornerback Delvin Breaux, the Ticats have a defender capable of playing man-up on an offences top receiver.Breaux was outstanding in the East Division final, holding Duron Carter, Montreals top receiver this season, to just three catches for 25 yards.Hamilton also has a big-play threat on special teams in returner Brandon Banks. The five-foot-seven, 153-pound Banks returned five punts for a playoff-record 226 yards and two TDs against Montreal and had a third called back because of a penalty.Calgary held Banks in check during the regular season as he recorded 10 punt returns for 116 yards and no TDs in the two matchups this year.Hamilton last won the Grey Cup in 99, ironically beating Calgary at B.C. Place Stadium that year. The Ticats also are making a second straight appearance in the CFLs biggest game after losing last years final in Regina to Saskatchewan.Calgary is chasing its second CFL title since head coach/GM John Hufnagel took over in 2008. The Stampeders also reached the 2012 Grey Cup, losing the 100th anniversary contest to Toronto at Rogers Centre.Calgary has been the class of the CFL since Hufnagels arrival, compiling an impressive 89-36-1 regular-season record. But the Stampeders have just the one title over that span.Hufnagel said that Calgarys mantra this season has been about finishing the job. Its difficult to see the Stampeders not doing that on Sunday.Pick — Calgary.Last week — 2-0.Overall record — 59-26. 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