This afternoon at a press conference, Gonzalo Higuain announced with emotion that he would retire at the end of the season in MLS. The current Inter Miami striker, who has scored 14 league goals this season, will hang up his boots at 34. After more than 700 professional matches and 332 goals, the former Argentinian international (75 caps, 31 goals), will have had a great career and won numerous trophies wherever he went (Real Madrid, Naples, Juventus, Chelsea, Milan AC), notably winning the Liga and Serie A on several occasions, but also the Europa League with the Blues in 2019. In the Champions League, he will fail with the Vielle Dame in the final in 2017 against his former club, the Real Madrid. With the Albiceleste, he will have been more unfortunate since he will lose twice in the final of the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, and will fall against Germany in the final of the 2014 World Cup. painful in the career of Gonzalo Higuain, who had had several chances against the Mannschaft, but had not been able to concretize them.
Higuain bids farewell to the world of football!
“The day has come to say goodbye to football, a job that has given me so much and I feel privileged to have lived it with its good and bad times.”
? ÚLTIMA HORA | Gonzalo Higuaín announces his retirement from football at 34 years
? “Llegó el día de decir adiós al fútbol”
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Xavi praises the career of “El Pipita”
Present at a press conference on the eve of facing Inter Milan in the Champions League, Barça coach Xavi paid tribute to the fantastic career of Gonzalo Higuain:
“I have always liked Higuain. I suffered against him when he was playing at Real Madrid. He was an exemplary player. No shouting, always respectful of the rival and he had a great career. He is a footballer Very important”.
to summarize
This afternoon at a press conference, Gonzalo Higuain announced with emotion that he would retire at the end of the season in MLS. The current Inter Miami striker, who has scored 14 league goals this season, will hang up his boots at 34. After more than 700 professional matches and 332 goals, the former Argentinian international (75 caps, 31 goals) will have enjoyed a great career and won numerous trophies wherever he has gone.
