The midfielder Sergio Busquets, 34, world champion in 2010, in the Cup of South Africa, announced this Friday (16) his retirement from the Spanish national team.
Captain of the team at the World Cup in Qatar, he wasted his kick in the penalty shootout against Morocco, in the round of 16, which eliminated the Spaniards from the World Cup.
“I would like to announce that after almost 15 years and 143 games, the time has come to say goodbye to the national team,” wrote the Barcelona player on his social media.
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