Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué announces retirement at age 35

Saturday’s game against Almería will be his last. 

Piqué was a vital part of those famous Barcelona teams, known for it’s tiki-taka style of play 

The defender played 615 games – including 396 in the Spanish league and 126 in the Champions League

there have been rumors that Piqué could be interested in running to become Barcelona’s club president 

Piqué was also a stalwart for the Spanish national team before retiring from international football in 2018. 

He earned 102 caps for Spain, winning the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championships two years later 

Piqué became the owner of Andorran club, FC Andorra, in 2018.