World and two-time European champion Andrés Iniesta has announced his retirement from the Spanish national football team.
The 40-year-old player said at his press conference on Tuesday that he never thought that this day would come. “Now these are tears of emotion and pride, not sadness. A little boy from the small town of Fuentealbilla is crying before you, who dreamed of becoming a football player, achieved a lot through hard work and never gave up. said the midfielder.
The world-class manager played in 442 matches for FC Barcelona between 2002 and 2018, with which he collected 32 trophies: he was the Spanish champion nine times, the King’s Cup winner six times, the Spanish Super Cup seven times, the Champions League four times, the European Super Cup three times and the Club World Cup.
Ronaldo set another peak
The 39-year-old Portuguese striker is the first footballer to reach this milestone.
After leaving the Catalans in 2018, he strengthened Japan’s Vissel Kobe and Emirates Club in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. He appeared in the Spanish national team 131 times, scored the winning goal against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final, and was also European champion in 2008 and 2012.
Featured image: World and two-time European champion Andrés Iniesta, 40-year-old Spanish footballer, announces his retirement at a press conference in Barcelona (Photo: MTI/EPA/EFE/Alejandro Garcia)
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