Tributes to a friend that Messi really admired...'Iniesta, you were a magical fellow'
Oct 08, 2024
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On the 8th (Korea time), Iniesta announced his retirement on his personal SNS. Iniesta wept in a video of her retirement announcement.
Iniesta is a legendary player in Spanish and Barcelona football. It was an all-time talent born in La Masia, Barcelona. Iniesta, who joined the first team in the 2002-2003 season, played only for Barcelona until he chose to part ways with Barcelona in the 2017-2018 season.
During his 16 years in Barcelona's first team, Iniesta became a soccer legend. He won nine Spanish La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well as all the trophies he could win in Barcelona.
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He was a player who could not be expressed only by his winning history. After Pep Guardiola took the helm of Barcelona, Barcelona brought a football craze around the world. Iniesta was at the center of soccer, expressed as 'Tikitaka'. Iniesta dominated world soccer with Xavier Hernandez, Sergio Busquets and Messi.
Although he did not win the Ballon d'Or in the end, he ranked second and third in 2010 and 2012, becoming the world's best player. Iniesta, who no longer wanted to remain in European soccer after breaking up with Barcelona, moved to the Japanese J-League and spent a long time. Iniesta, who moved to the United Arab Emirates last year, announced his retirement after playing for a year.
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Messi was a colleague, player and friend who respected Iniesta the most. Towards Iniesta "The hardest play in football is to make every play seem easy. It is Iniesta who does that."
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