Spanish legend Gerard Pique to retire from soccer after Barcelona’s subsequent La Liga match

Spanish soccer legend Gerard Pique has determined to name it a day from the game after Barcelona’s upcoming match towards Alemria at Camp Nou.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 4, 2022 00:13 IST

Gerard Pique to retire from soccer after Barcelona’s subsequent La Liga match . Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: Legendary Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique, on Thursday, November 3, introduced that he would name it a day from the game after Barcelona’s subsequent La Liga match.

The 35-year-old Pique took to his social media deal with to announce that Barcelona’s match towards Almeria on Sunday, November 6 at Camp Nou could be his final look.

The Barcelona-born Pique has gone down the barrel just a little this season, having made solely three begins within the ongoing La Liga version.

Pique represented Spain from 2009 to 2018, the place he scored 5 targets from 102 matches.

He was a vital a part of Manchester United from 2004 to 2008 and in addition performed for Real Zaragoza throughout that interval.

The Spanish legend joined Barcelona again in 2008 and has been a fulcrum of their setup since. Pique performs as a centre-back for the La Liga group.

Barcelona are at the moment positioned second within the factors desk with 10 wins from 12 matches and a objective distinction of 25, six greater than table-toppers, Real Madrid, who’ve 32 factors from 12 matches.

Barcelona will go into their upcoming match after beating Valencia 1-0 on Sunday, October 30 at Mestella. Robert Lewandowski scored within the 93rd minute to save lots of the day for Barcelona within the closely-fought encounter.

As far as Pique is anxious, again on August 11, 2018, Pique introduced his retirement from worldwide soccer. He additionally represented Spain within the Euro Cup and FIFA World Cup.

Pique was additionally part of the Spanish group that stayed unbeaten in 29 worldwide matches.

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Nov 3, 2022