{"id":40288,"date":"2025-09-26T05:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/busquets-announces-his-retirement-football-legend-hangs-up-his-boots-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:10:13","slug":"busquets-announces-his-retirement-football-legend-hangs-up-his-boots-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/busquets-announces-his-retirement-football-legend-hangs-up-his-boots-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Busquets announces his retirement: Football legend hangs up his boots in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sergio Busquets Announces Retirement at the End of the 2025 Season<\/h2>\n\n\nInter Miami CF midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from professional soccer at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season.\n\nThe news was revealed by the player himself through a video posted on his Instagram account, where he shared details about his nearly two-decade career in football, including his experiences at Barcelona, Miami, and the Spanish national team.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I feel it&#8217;s time to say goodbye to my career as a professional footballer. It&#8217;s been almost 20 years enjoying this incredible story that I always dreamed of. Football has given me unique experiences in wonderful places, with the best travel companions.<\/p>\n<cite>Sergio Busquets<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nIn his message, Busquets expressed his gratitude to FC Barcelona, the club of his life, where he fulfilled his childhood dreams and celebrated numerous successes at Camp Nou. He also extended his gratitude to the Spanish national team, for the honor of representing it and enjoying unforgettable achievements.\n\nHe also thanked Inter Miami for giving him the opportunity to be part of a growing club, where he sought to have a new experience and contribute his talent.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0926%2Fr1551278_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Busquets\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Sergio Busquets gan\u00f3 32 t\u00edtulos con el Barcelona, la Copa del Mundo y la Eurocopa con Espa\u00f1a, y la Leagues Cup y el Supporters&#8217; Shield en Miami. Foto de Megan Briggs\/Getty Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nBusquets, recognized for his successful career, retires after accumulating more than 700 appearances with FC Barcelona, where he won multiple La Liga, Champions League, and Copa del Rey titles.\n\nIn addition, he was part of the historic Spanish national team that achieved the treble, winning the 2008 European Championship, the 2010 World Cup, and the 2012 European Championship.\n\nIn 2023, after a successful career in Barcelona, Busquets joined Inter Miami, where he shared a team with Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba.\n\nHis arrival at Inter Miami marked a milestone, playing a crucial role in winning the 2023 Leagues Cup, the 2024 Supporters&#8217; Shield, and setting a single-season league points record.\n\nIn his farewell, Busquets thanked his teammates, the staff, and all those with whom he shared unforgettable moments. He highlighted the affection and respect of fans from all over the world, and expressed his satisfaction for having given his best. His last words were:\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>These will be my last months on the field. I retire very happy, proud, fulfilled and above all grateful. Thank you very much, see you soon&#8230; Every ending is a new beginning.<\/p>\n<cite>Sergio Busquets<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nBusquets&#8217; retirement coincides with the expiration of his original contract with the club. With Inter Miami qualified for the MLS playoffs, the Spanish player will have a last chance to win a title.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Busquets Announces Retirement at the End of the 2025 Season Inter Miami CF midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from professional soccer at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. The news was revealed by the player himself through a video posted on his Instagram account, where he shared details [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[156,257,168,971],"class_list":{"0":"post-40288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-inter-miami","10":"tag-retirement","11":"tag-sergio-busquets"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}