{"id":9749,"date":"2025-10-07T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/jordi-alba-announces-retirement\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:29:41","slug":"jordi-alba-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/jordi-alba-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordi Alba announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Jordi Alba is gone. Inter Miami&#8217;s left-back announced in a video that he will retire from football at the end of the current season. Champion of Europe in 2012, winner of the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, the player of Llobregat Hospitalet became one of the best &#8220;three&#8221; in the history of Spanish football.<\/p>\n<p>His retirement follows that of Inter Miami teammate Sergio Basquets, who announced a few days ago that he would be hanging up his boots at the end of the season. &#8220;I feel it&#8217;s time to say goodbye to my career as a professional football player. It&#8217;s been almost 20 years of enjoying this incredible story that I always dreamed of,&#8221; said the midfielder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Jordi Alba Anuncia su retirada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After 36 years with Jordi Alba and 37 years with basketball, his departure marks the end of a historic era in Spanish football. Two great followers of Leo Messi, who wanted to feel supported by them during his time in MLS, are living their final days as footballers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Emotional farewell: &#8220;I do it with absolute certainty&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Hello everyone, the time has come to close an important chapter in my life. I have decided to end my career as a professional football player at the end of this season. I do so with absolute conviction, fulfillment and happiness. The workers of the club, in the special way that has marked my life, would like to thank me for starting it. Thank you to FC Barcelona, the club that I grew up with as a child, allowed me to reach the top of my career, conquered the Spanish national team for more than 10 years, wore this jersey and finally made history.In the last moments you taught me that you love always your support and advice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/mls\/2025\/10\/07\/68e53912ca474181118b45e1.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordi Alba is gone. Inter Miami&#8217;s left-back announced in a video that he will retire from football at the end of the current season. 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