2010 World Cup champion Sergio Busquets ends his national team career

After his fourth FIFA World Cup, veteran midfielder decides to call-it-a-day for Spain, at age 34

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Sergio Busquets, 2010 FIFA World Cup champion with Spain, retired from Spanish national football team, the country's football body RFEF said on Friday.

After his fourth FIFA World Cup, veteran midfielder and Spain captain decided to call-it-a-day for Spain, at the age of 34.

"Sergio Busquets is an iconic figure in Spanish football, an exemplary athlete, an impeccable professional and an indisputable leader," the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, said.

Busquets, who bagged the 2010 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2012 with Spain, scored twice in his 143 appearances.

Kaynak:

This news has been read 163 times in total