Spanish football legend, Andres Iniesta has officially announced his retirement.
Andres Iniesta
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ANDRES INIESTA has announced his decision to call it quit with the Spain National team after their shock World Cup exit to Russia this afternoon.
Iniesta featured as a second-half substitute on Sunday night with the game tied 1-1 but was unable to impact the game as they were beaten by the hosts in a penalty shootout.
Before the tournament, it was understood that this was likely to be the 34-year-old’s last World Cup campaign for his country and after the final whistle was blown on Spain’s tournament, so did it on Iniesta’s international career.
‘Today is my last match with the Spanish football team. A wonderful stage ends and sometimes the finals are not as you want,’ Iniesta confirmed after Sunday’s defeat according to Radio Estadio.
The 34-year-old made his Spain debut in 2006 and went on to play 131 times, scoring 13 goals and lifting the European Championship twice and the World Cup once.
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Cesc Fabregas has warned Chelsea to beware his old friend Andres Iniesta’s timeless “intelligence” ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Barcelona.
The Spanish international is urging his team-mates to thread caution over his compatriot when they clash in the Champions League.
And the ex-Barca star wants the Blues to be at alert when they meet the Balugrana in the Champions League.
Since the beginning of the year 2018, the reigning Premier League champions have struggled to secure positive results in matches.
But on Friday, they bagged their second straight victory by walloping Hull City 4-0 in the FA Cup fifth round.
Despite that, the Blaugrana are the favorites when they come visiting the West Londoners at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Fabregas could actually lock horns with Iniesta in the middle of the park when the game finally starts in London.
And he has insisted his 33-year-old countryman still possesses the potential to break defences despite not regularly scoring this season.
That particularly is the case with Iniesta netting a goal and contributing two assists in 27 games in every competition.
“He is still good and for this type of player, age does not really matter.
“That is once you have talent, once you have the class that he and so many other ‘big’ players have.
“I have the belief that they can play until their late 30s,” Fabregas disclosed to reporters.
“Physically, it is very important but when you have the quality, when you have the intelligence, it can sometimes compensate.” Fabregas concluded.