Soccer player Gareth Bale, missing the game due to injury, sits on the substitute bench during the International Friendly match between Wales versus Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Aug. 14, 2013. Bale is joining Real Madrid on a six-year contract. Real Madrid is fueling European soccer’s $2.2 billion transfer market with its purchase of Gareth Bale, upsetting authorities who want to rein in spending. The Spanish team yesterday acquired Bale from Tottenham Hotspur for 78 million pounds ($121 million), according to a Real Madrid executive with knowledge of the deal who was granted anonymity because the clubs didn’t disclose the fee. European soccer’s ruling body UEFA is implementing “financial fair play” rules to stop teams spending more than they earn. While Real will adhere to the regulations by spreading out the cost of Bale’s fee over the six years of his contract, the trade hurts UEFA’s plan to make the sport more sustainable, said Jose Maria Gay, a Barcelona University accountancy professor who researches soccer finance. “The gap between the richest teams and the rest in soccer is widening,” Gay said in a phone interview. “It hardly seems fair play.” The British Broadcasting Corp., without…