Overview

• Alba said he will end his career after Inter Miami’s 2025 MLS playoff run in an Instagram video, becoming the second of Messi’s longtime teammates to do so after Sergio Busquets.
• The decision comes months after he signed an extension through 2027 with Inter Miami, reversing plans to play beyond this season.
• The Spain and Barcelona great exits with six LaLiga titles, five Copas del Rey and the 2015 Champions League, plus 93 caps and trophies at Euro 2012 and the Nations League.
• Tributes poured in from peers including Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Neymar and Sergio Ramos, with Messi joking, “Who is going to give me those passes from behind now?”
• Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas praised Alba’s impact, and media reports say the club is evaluating left-back options, with talks for free agent Sergio Reguilón described as advanced by transfer outlets.