Pique

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Barcelona's Gerard Pique announces sudden retirement (ESPN.co.uk)

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced that he will retire from football when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup this month.

"I will become a regular fan, I will support the team and transmit my love for the club to my kids, like my family did with me. Pique, who will turn 36 in January, already has a number of other interests outside of football. "The last few weeks, months, people have been talking about me," Pique said in a video posted across social media. This Saturday's game will be my last at Camp Nou. [Sergio Busquets](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/121893/Sergio-Busquets) and [Jordi Alba](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/121021/Jordi-Alba). "Recently, I have thought a lot about that kid. "Like many of you, I have always been a Barcelona fan. [Andreas Christensen](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/186430/Andreas-Christensen) and [Jules Kounde](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/231692/Jules-Koundé). Visca Barca, always and forever." ... Football has given me everything. You, the fans, have given me everything. [Barcelona](/football/team?id=83) defender [Gerard Pique](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/45931/Gerard-Piqué) has announced that he will retire from football when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup this month.

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Gerard Pique: Barcelona defender announces retirement from football (Sky Sports)

Gerard Pique has announced he will retire after Barcelonas La Liga game against Almeria on Saturday; 35-year-old won the World Cup and European Championship ...

I will support the team. "Football has given me everything," he said. You, culers (Barcelona fans), have given me everything.

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Barcelona defender Gerard Pique announces retirement, Saturday ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique has announced his retirement from professional football. Pique, who won multiple honours with Barcelona, ...

"In the video he has said that he will return," Saiz noted. "It has always been said that he will be president of Barca in the future. Pique made his professional debut for Manchester United in the 2004 season after joining as a teenager from Barcelona. In the 2020/21 season he made just 18 league appearances, and 23 overall for his club. "[Jules] Kounde, Araujo, [Andreas] Christensen and Eric García, Gerard was the fifth central defender for Xavi. "It was a great surprise because nobody expected it," he said.

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Gerard Pique fulfils long-term promise to hand Barcelona £46m ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Indeed, it has been highlighted by Sport that the remainder of his contract would have set the Catalan club back a whopping £46million. Those same sources ...

[Have Your Say!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gerard-pique-barcelona-wage-retirement-28403767#comments-section) Is Pique among the greatest defenders of his generation? See you at the Camp Nou. From a very young age, I didn't want to be a soccer player, I wanted to be a Barcelona player. He said: "I have always said that after Barca there would be no other team, and so it will be. And you know me, sooner or later, I'll be back. Barca has given me everything. [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league) defeat by Bayern Munich in 2020: “If tomorrow [Ronald] Koeman tells me I have to go, I will leave football. This Saturday will be my last game at the Camp Nou. Football has given me everything. The 35-year-old had 18 months remaining on his contract, which had been due to end in June 2024. Veteran defender Pique has clocked up 615 first-team appearances for the Catalan club but has only started just five matches this season, which came due to injuries to other central defenders. Indeed, it has been highlighted by

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Gerard Pique to retire after final Barcelona game next week as ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Gerard Pique will play his final game at the Camp Nou on Saturday when Barcelona welcome Almeria in La Liga, as the former Manchester United centre-back ...

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Barcelona's Gerard Pique set to retire (Playing for 90)

Barcelona center back Gerard Pique has announced his retirement. The Catalan is set to play his final game at the Camp Nou against Almeria.

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'I will be back': Barcelona legend Gerard Piqué announces ... (The Guardian)

Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced he will retire following this Saturday's game against Almería at the Camp Nou.

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Gerard Pique is the best defender in Barca's HISTORY but don't be ... (Daily Mail)

PETE JENSON: The last time Gerard Pique left Barcelona he came back four years later to establish himself as the greatest central defender in the club's ...

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