Alba announced his retirement, Messi posted a message to express his sentimentality

The 36-year-old Spanish legendary left-back Alba announced in the early morning of October 8 that he would retire after the end of the MLS season. Messi, his teammate who has been partnered with Barcelona and Inter Miami for many years, is very sorry.

Messi posted on his social account: "Thank you, Jordi (Alba). I will miss you very much. After so many years together, it will be strange to not see you from the left. How crazy are the assists you have given me over the years. Who will pass those inverted triangle passes to me in the future?"

Alba has played for Valencia, Barcelona, ​​Inter Miami and other teams. In July 2012, Alba joined Barcelona from Valencia for 14 million euros and played 459 games on behalf of Barcelona, ​​contributing 27 goals and 99 assists. In July 2023, Alba left Barcelona, ​​where he had played for 11 years, and joined Inter Miami. Together with Messi, Busquets, Suarez, and later DePaul, he built Miami International into a team of Messi's friends.

At the club level, Alba has won 19 championship trophies, including 6 La Liga titles and 1 Champions League title. In terms of the national team, Alba played 93 games on behalf of the Spanish national team, contributing 9 goals and 22 assists. He won the 2012 European Cup championship and the 2023 UEFA Nations League championship with the team. Alba was captain when Spain won the UEFA Nations League title for the first time in June 2023. On September 1, 2023, the Spanish Football Association officially announced that Alba would withdraw from the national team.

Midfield star Busquets, known as "Professor Bu", announced as early as September 26 that he would retire at the end of the MLS season. Suarez is likely to be the next to announce his retirement, with the former European Golden Boot winner not having much left in his career.

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi

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