A lying ‘8’ to draw infinity and pass into eternity. This is how he implied Andrew Iniesta (Fuentealbilla, 1984) his retirement from professional football, which will become reality on the 8th to continue the “game” of the number he wore throughout his career. The legend of FC Barcelona and of Selection hang up his boots and prepare to make it official.
Iniesta will headline an event within a week where he will announce his retirement. This ends a long career which has taken him to various exotic destinations in recent years. In Japan (Vissel Kobe2018-2023) and in United Arab Emirates (2023-2024) witnessed the last footballing moves of the “genius” of Fuentealbilla.
The Spanish hero of the World Cup in South Africa, “Iniesta of my life”, shared with his followers on social networks a spoiler of the announcement he will soon make regarding his retirement. The last few months have been spent Dubaialways training and pondering whether he should sign up for a new football project or look to the future. He opted for the latter solution.
Iniesta’s farewell ceremony will take place in Barcelona. In it, the man from La Mancha will talk about his plans for the future, which will presumably keep him linked to the world of football, in addition to the other projects he has underway in the commercial field (such as his wine cellar) .
A few weeks ago, Iniesta spoke at another event about his continuity in football, while he had not yet decided on his retirement, and left hints about what awaits him next: ” I feel that I would like to continue playing football, until I feel that the time has come to stop, I will try to play, I would also like to get my coaching title and see what the future holds for us,” he revealed.
Iniesta will receive a farewell worthy of his legend. His journey is that of a “great” who conquered two European Cups (he was MVP in 2012) and a World with Spain and he had nothing left to relaunch with Barça: four Champions Leaguethree Club World Cupsnine Suspendersthree European Super Cupssix King’s Cups and seven Spanish Super Cups. His goal in Johannesburg, in overtime of the final against Country Low.
The idea of a return to Barça persists on Iniesta’s horizon, the club he left in 2018 as an indelible figure in its history. “Obviously I would like to return to Barça at some point in my life, because that’s how I feel, but to say now, at what time or in what way I don’t know, and no one knows, we will see how things go during this period and then we will see where we are,” he said at the same event a few weeks ago. Andrés will have the future he wants. He deserved it.
