Barcelona’s Gerard Pique introduced his reirement on Thursday after a embellished profession. “Saturday’s match (against Almeria) will be my last at the Camp Nou,” the 35-year-old posted on Twitter. The defender bows out with three Champions League titles for his membership and the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain. “I wanted to tell you that I’ve decided the moment has come to end this journey,” he stated in a video clip of the star watching photographs of himself as a small boy carrying the Barcelona shirt, or chasing after autographs.

Culers, us he de dir una cosa. pic.twitter.com/k3V919pm1T

— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) November 3, 2022

“There’s no other team after Barca,” he added. “I’m going to become a super fan, I’ll be supporting the team and pass on my love for Barca to my son. And sooner or later, I’ll be back,” he concluded.

Arriving on the Camp Nou aged 10 Pique left his dwelling metropolis for Manchester United’s academy in 2004, successful a primary Champions League trophy underneath then supervisor Alex Ferguson in 2008.

Promoted

He then returned to Catalonia, serving to Barca to eight La Liga crowns, seven Copas del Rey and three Champions League titles in 2009, 2011 and 2015.

Pique is the ex-husband of Colombian celebrity Shakira. In June, Shakira and Pique introduced they have been calling time on their relationship of greater than a decade. The 45-year-old “Hips don’t Lie” singer is without doubt one of the largest names within the world music trade and has bought greater than 60 million albums. The couple share two sons and had been dwelling collectively for years on the outskirts of Barcelona.