Pique confirms general retirement
- Barcelona defender done a proclamation after vocalization to Luis Enrique
- He done 102 appearances for a inhabitant team, winning dual vital titles
- “The preference was taken a prolonged time ago”
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has reliable his retirement from general football.
The 31-year-old centre-half was partial of a Spain group that won a country’s initial universe pretension in 2010 and was also a starter in a UEFA EURO 2012 final, when La Roja won their third unbroken vital championship. He done 102 appearances for a inhabitant group between 2009 and 2018, scoring 5 times.
Pique’s preference has prolonged been approaching though was reliable yesterday as Barcelona ready to start their 2018/19 deteriorate opposite Sevilla in a Spanish Super Cup in Tangier, Morocco after today.
“I spoke to Luis Enrique a few days ago,” Pique said. “He called me and we told him a preference was taken a prolonged time ago and that we had suspicion about it carefully.
“It was a pleasing time with a inhabitant group in that we had a possibility to win a World Cup and a European Championship. Now we wish to concentration on Barça,” he added. “I have a few years left here and I’m going to suffer them a lot.”
Pique with La Roja
- Debut: 11/02/2009
- Appearances: 102 (40 in FIFA competitions)
- Goals: 5 (4 in FIFA competitions)
- TÃtles: 2 (2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and UEFA EURO 2012)
Article source: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/pique-confirms-international-retirement