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The reason for crying is revealed! KM media: 37-year-old Rakitic will retire and won the triple crown with Barcelona

4:18am, 20 May 2025【Football】

May 19th According to Croatian media reports, 37-year-old Croatian star Ivan Rakitic has decided to retire, and the next round of the Croatian League will be his farewell battle in his career!

After the penultimate round of Croa, Hayduke, who played for Rakitic, won 2-1 in the final home game, retaining the possibility of championship contenders. After the game, Rakitic was photographed with excitement on the bench, which caused speculation from many parties.

Not long after, Croatian media sportske exclusively revealed that the reason why Rakitic burst into tears was because he was about to announce his retirement.

Rakitic is 37 years old and has played for Basel, Schalke, Barcelona, ​​Sevilla, Lead Youth and Haiduke in his career. He played hundreds of games for Croatia and is known as one of the best players in Croatia's history. He has won important honors such as the Champions League, La Liga, and Club World Cup with Barcelona. In 2015, he helped Barcelona win the triple crown, and in 2018 he also reached the World Cup final with Croatia.