In Barcelona,in front of Piqué, Xavi and the former Blaugrana teammates, the 40-year-old Spanish phenomenon says enough amid everyone’s emotion: “I gave him a dream to produce a child from a tiny town. How many chances are there I have to do almost none”
Emotion, emotion, tears, all directly proportional to the greatness of Andres Iniesta. So you can imagine the atmosphere in the great hall of America’s Cup experience at Port Vell in Barcelona. He deserved it, Andres. Affection, affection, love, recognition, gratitude, all in large and sincere measure. At 40, one of the main characters in the history of Spanish football has decided to retire. “I would have played until I was 90,” says Andres, and there is even a moment to laugh. Iniesta joined the audience on the journey of his life, 40 minutes full of testimonials, news, goals and victories.
THE WAR, AND BARÇA
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And then in the future: as a coach. They asked him if he would like to lead Barcelona: “But I haven’t even had my first lesson!”. Then, more importantly: “All of us should have a chance at the there was a part and a good level of importance in the history of the club to return, but only if the conditions are right, it is clear that one day I would like to come back to try to do the things I did as a player – again.” A bar is immediately set on spatial scales.
WHICH WAS THERE
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A very long list, from the president of Blaugrana, Joan Laporta to Emilio Butragueno, who came from Madrid to offer homage to Casa Blanca. Former team players such as Piqué, Xavi, Belletti, Deco (Barça sports director), the ‘Como’ Sergi Roberto, Bartra, Bojan. And then Flick with Araujo, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Dani Olmo. Old opponents like Capdevila and Luis Garcia, old managers like Jordi Cruijff. And the family, of course: his wife Ana with their 6 children, mother, father, sister with her husband and son.
THE TRIP
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All with bright eyes and tears that were pressing as high as Barça Guardiola. Andres arrives already moved. Little by little on the stage under a large picture of himself from when he was a child captain in the Albacete youth team, in front of a wall of people there for him, with respectful worship. And so away with the journey; the video starts and a child two rows behind us shouts excitedly: “Daddy!”. From Fuentealbilla, a small town of 2000 souls near Albacete, to the United Arab Emirates, the last stop in a career of 40 titles, including 4 Champions League and 9 Liga with Barça and the magical treble of La Roja , European World Cup- European Championship between 2008 and 2012. With his goal in Johannesburg on 11 July 2010 as an eternal image: “That was a celestial moment rather than a physical moment, I have always said and thinking that we all got that goal together, fellow team members. , fans, and Dani Jarque.”
END OF PROMOTION
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Memories of Luis Enrique, Van Gaal, Del Bosque and Guardiola, among others. Special training center La Masia, with the journey from Fuentealbilla with father, mother and grandfather without being able to eat or speak, “Because Andres would not be there on the way back – said the father – and we were broken with heart That was a trip that I wouldn’t wish on anyone, but I would do everything we did again.” Andres also has no regrets, despite the suffering, the loneliness and the heavy -mind, which the former midfielder spoke about a few years ago and was not announced today, which was a day of celebration. At the end of the family photo, with ‘Viva la Vida’ with Coldplay and a sea of tears filling the greatness of a unique career and life.
THE WORLD
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“It was a fairy tale, I had this life – he says – lived without ever giving up to fulfill the dream of a child from a small town. How many opportunities I had done? There was almost none. I fought and cried, with determination. And I was rewarded with a role that far exceeded that dream. And then more tears and a compliment that will never end, as is the career of this handsome man of forty years. So, thank you Andres, thank you very much.
2024-10-08 13:12:37
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