Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique, on Thursday announced his retirement from football.
According to the 35-year-old, he will play his last home game at Camp Nou.
He will retire after Barcelona’s away game next week before the Spanish league stops for several weeks due to the World Cup.
Saturday’s match between Barcelona and Almeria will be Pique’s final game.
A social media message from the Spaniard said: “I’ve always said that there would be no other team after Barcelona and that’s how it will be.”
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“This Saturday’s game will be my last at Camp Nou.
“I will become another fan and support the team and pass my love for Barcelona onto my kids, like parents did for me.”
Pique is most of the serving Barcelona players ever, having spent up to 25 years at the camp Nou. The Spanish defender came to Barcelona as a kid and was a prominent member of the all-conquering Barcelona team in the 2010s.
Gerard Pique will also go down as one of the most successful Barcelona players in history, having won more than 30 trophies, throughout his career at the club.
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