“Being on the pitch is over,” a visibly emotional Iniesta advised reporters at a information convention in Barcelona.
“I am unable to steer clear of soccer, it is my life and can proceed to be my life. Now I must proceed educating myself, I am within the means of doing my teaching diploma and that is the subsequent step.”
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“I’ll attempt to come again and do an ideal job, but it surely will not be working after the ball, however from one other place,” he added.
El Juego Continúa ❤️⚽️ 8️⃣🔟2️⃣4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/YLrDOfxVCB
— Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) October 7, 2024
Iniesta got here up by Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy and made his first-team debut in 2002 aged simply 18, turning into a mainstay within the midfield earlier than his departure 16 years later.
He gained 9 La Liga titles and the Champions League 4 occasions with Barcelona, however his best second got here within the 2010 World Cup last when he scored the successful objective in opposition to the Netherlands in further time.
After leaving Barcelona in 2018, Iniesta spent 5 years with Japanese membership Vissel Kobe earlier than enjoying one last season with Emirates of the UAE.