Sergio Busquets retires at 37: “Unforgettable moments” | OneFootball

It will be once the current Inter Miami season ends. Lionel Messi will lose one of his great partners on the field.

Lionel Messi will lose one of his great partners on the field. Sergio Busquets, former Barcelona star and current midfielder for Inter Miami, announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 MLS season.

“These will be my last months on the field. I retire very happy, proud, fulfilled, and above all, grateful”, stated the 37-year-old former Spanish national team player in an emotional video he posted Thursday night on his Instagram account.

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The clip, titled “Every End is a New Beginning” and almost three minutes long, reviews the sports history of the 2010 South Africa World Cup champion with La Roja. “I feel that the time has come to say goodbye to my career as a professional footballer. It has been almost 20 years enjoying this incredible story that I always dreamed of. Football has given me unique experiences in wonderful places alongside the best travel companions”, he recounted.

“I hold very happy memories since I was a child. From Badía to Barca's youth team, passing through Barberá, Lleida, and Jabac. Thanks to FC Barcelona, the club of my life. There I fulfilled the dreams I had as a child. I wore the jersey I loved in hundreds of matches. I celebrated many titles and lived unique moments at Camp Nou that I will never forget”, continued the winner of nine Spanish leagues and three Champions League titles with the Catalan club, before joining Inter Miami in 2023 following in the footsteps of his friend Lionel Messi.

“Thanks to the Spanish National Team. It was an honor to represent it so many times and enjoy achievements that will always remain in my heart. Thanks to Inter Miami for allowing me to be part of a new and growing club. It is difficult to live a new experience and contribute my grain of sand”, he added.

Finally, there were special mentions. He thanked his teammates, technical staff, fans, and his family.

Busi's retirement announcement is the first among the so-called four fantastics of Inter, which also includes his compatriot Jordi Alba and the Uruguayan Luis Suárez. All of them, aged between 36 and 38, are rushing the final stretch of their legendary careers in Miami, where they arrived following Messi's lead.

The quartet of former Barcelona players will try to give Inter its first MLS title in history this season, which concludes with the single-match final on December 6.

Inter still has five regular-season games to play before the playoffs begin on October 24.

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