Post by account_disabled on Jan 10, 2024 4:26:37 GMT -5
The former captain of FC Barcelona Andrés Iniesta has said goodbye to the Spanish team, after participating in the World Cup in Russia, with an open letter in which he states that he will be "Always with the RED!" and thanks all the federative entities.
After having said goodbye to FC Barcelona a few months ago, to embark on an adventure in Japanese football, the Spanish international faced the World Cup in South Africa with all the expectations of repeating the success of South Africa, where his goal gave Spain the only World Cup title. that you have in your history.
One of the most important players in Spanish football and the national team closes after the round of 16 match against Russia, a clash in which Spain was eliminated on penalties, an extraordinary record: two Euro Cups (2008 and 2012) and a World Cup (2010).
This is the entire open letter that Iniesta dedicated to La Roja fans:
»It's been 14 years since I put on our team's Binance App Users Data jersey for the first time. I was 15 years old and I will never forget that moment. It was the dream of my life to be able to defend the colors of my country. It is something very special, not only a dream, but also a great responsibility. During all these years I have tried to be aware of what it means and to do my best to make you proud.
I think I have been lucky enough to be able to experience one of the best periods of Spanish football, with a generation of players who have been and are exceptional in every sense. We have achieved great successes, things that we all dreamed of when we were little, but we have also had great disappointments and experienced very difficult times. Thank you all very much for making me a better teammate and a better footballer. It has been an honor to be able to share with all of you all these years.
Now is the time to step aside. It has not been an easy decision, on the contrary, I have been thinking about it for many months. The enthusiasm and desire to continue is total, but I have always said that I would end up doing what was best for the national team. The future is exciting, with a group of players who are incredible and who from now on will have me as another fan, supporting them unconditionally. I have no doubt that what lies ahead will be wonderful and that great successes will be achieved. The group there is impressive.
I would like to thank the entire Federation for the support and treatment they have always given me during these last 19 years; to all the presidents, directors and employees with whom I have been able to live together during all these years.
I have been lucky to have great coaches throughout this stage, with special affection for Luis Aragonés, who gave me my debut in Albacete, and with whom we won the first Euro Cup in a dream tournament. Thank you to all of them for having me, for your trust and for changing the meaning of Spanish football: Luis, Vicente, Julen, Fernando and also Juan Santiesteban, Iñaki Sáez, Ufarte and Ginés.
After having said goodbye to FC Barcelona a few months ago, to embark on an adventure in Japanese football, the Spanish international faced the World Cup in South Africa with all the expectations of repeating the success of South Africa, where his goal gave Spain the only World Cup title. that you have in your history.
One of the most important players in Spanish football and the national team closes after the round of 16 match against Russia, a clash in which Spain was eliminated on penalties, an extraordinary record: two Euro Cups (2008 and 2012) and a World Cup (2010).
This is the entire open letter that Iniesta dedicated to La Roja fans:
»It's been 14 years since I put on our team's Binance App Users Data jersey for the first time. I was 15 years old and I will never forget that moment. It was the dream of my life to be able to defend the colors of my country. It is something very special, not only a dream, but also a great responsibility. During all these years I have tried to be aware of what it means and to do my best to make you proud.
I think I have been lucky enough to be able to experience one of the best periods of Spanish football, with a generation of players who have been and are exceptional in every sense. We have achieved great successes, things that we all dreamed of when we were little, but we have also had great disappointments and experienced very difficult times. Thank you all very much for making me a better teammate and a better footballer. It has been an honor to be able to share with all of you all these years.
Now is the time to step aside. It has not been an easy decision, on the contrary, I have been thinking about it for many months. The enthusiasm and desire to continue is total, but I have always said that I would end up doing what was best for the national team. The future is exciting, with a group of players who are incredible and who from now on will have me as another fan, supporting them unconditionally. I have no doubt that what lies ahead will be wonderful and that great successes will be achieved. The group there is impressive.
I would like to thank the entire Federation for the support and treatment they have always given me during these last 19 years; to all the presidents, directors and employees with whom I have been able to live together during all these years.
I have been lucky to have great coaches throughout this stage, with special affection for Luis Aragonés, who gave me my debut in Albacete, and with whom we won the first Euro Cup in a dream tournament. Thank you to all of them for having me, for your trust and for changing the meaning of Spanish football: Luis, Vicente, Julen, Fernando and also Juan Santiesteban, Iñaki Sáez, Ufarte and Ginés.