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Xavi has hailed fellow Barcelona legend Gerard Pique’s decision to retire as a ‘gesture of spectacular greatness’.
Pique called time on his glittering career on Thursday, saying he will stop playing football when LaLiga breaks for the World Cup this month.
Pique, 35, said in a video posted on social media that Saturday’s league clash with Almeria will be his last at Barcelona’s Camp Nou after 14 years with the Catalan giants following his return from Manchester United in 2008.
The World Cup winner has a contract with Barcelona until 2024 but he will renounce the remaining year and half his salary, La Vanguardia newspaper reported.