Overview
- Busquets confirmed he will finish the regular season and any playoff run with Inter Miami, with his final match determined by the team’s progression and the MLS Cup scheduled for early December.
- His three-minute farewell video, titled “Todo final es un nuevo comienzo,” framed these as his last months on the pitch and expressed gratitude for an almost 20-year career.
- Inter Miami acknowledged the announcement, noting the timing of his last appearance depends on the playoffs.
- Widely regarded as a defining defensive midfielder, Busquets won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain and captured nine LaLiga titles and three Champions League crowns with Barcelona, plus the Leagues Cup and Supporters’ Shield in Miami.
- A La Masía product who debuted for Barcelona in 2008 under Pep Guardiola, he logged more than 700 games for the club and 143 caps for Spain, becoming the first of Miami’s ex-Barça quartet with Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez to confirm retirement.