BALTIMORE: Furious Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas will report Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam to the FA after another horror tackle on Gareth Bale (pic) during the 0-0 draw in a friendly this morning, The Sun reported.

Villas-Boas was fuming as a so-called friendly was overshadowed when Adam crocked Bale.

Spurs players were in shock as the Welsh ace struggled on before getting substituted at the break.

A source said: “The manager was horrified by the tackle and thinks it is one of the most cowardly tackles he has seen.

"He believes Adam could have pulled away if he wanted to. The manager is determined to report Adam.”

The pair have a history of bad blood from May last year when Adam was at Blackpool and appeared to stamp on Bale.

FA officials did not take action over that tackle but Villas-Boas wants them to look at this latest incident.

Spurs medics will now check on Bale as he has only just returned to action after being ruled out of the London Olympics through a back injury.

 “I think it was a very nasty challenge from Charlie. The player had gone and he came in from behind on Gareth’s ankle. I did not know the previous history between the two. I do now," said Villas-Boas.

“It is a difficult one to be fair. You do not want to end up in a game with Liverpool with 10 men.

“At half-time Charlie came to me and said something about the challenge. I can accept that but I think he should go to the player to say sorry.

“If the player escapes hospital it is because he is very lucky. The last time he was out for three months and in the end it is the Premier League that suffers without a player of Bale’s talent.”

Bale sparked uproar by playing in Spurs’ US tour opener against LA Galaxy last Wednesday — after pulling out of Britain squad.

He received lengthy treatment after the 19th-minute incident and spent the rest of the half hobbling before being subbed at the interval.Adam’s ugly tackle raised temperatures further inside the M&T Bank Stadium — where the thermometer never dipped below 100 degrees, despite an evening kick-off.

But it was one of the few incidents of note as this game wilted in the American sun.

Joe Cole, welcomed back by new Reds boss Brendan Rodgers after a season on loan at Lille, forced a save out of Brad Friedel in the 12th minute.

Spurs winger Aaron Lennon hit the post from a meter on the stroke of half-time after Bale’s in-swinging cross.

Martin Skrtel nearly won the game for Liverpool with a run and shot on 55 minutes.

Rodgers gave England stars Steven Gerrard and Andy Carroll their first pre-season outings in the second half.

His opposite number Villas-Boas was left to ponder his luck as his American dream has turned into a nightmare.

Since arriving in the States, he has had to contend with Luka Modric going AWOL, 

Scott Parker possible needing surgery on his Achilles, Bale’s Olympic controversy, Jermain Defoe returning home following the death of his cousin and now Adam’s wretched tackle on Bale.

- mD