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Barcelona's loyal, 'modern' defender: Gerard Pique

Barcelona's veteran defender Gerard Pique announced his retirement Thursday from professional football. The 35-year-old Spaniard declared that the La Liga match Saturday against Almeria will be his last and he will not play for another team than Barcelona.

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Pique was in a relationship with Colombian star singer-songwriter Shakira, from 2011 to 2022. He is also a competitive poker player, finishing an event in second place and winning more than €350,000 ($346,00) in 2019. Pique was convicted of image rights fraud in 2019 and ordered by a Spanish court to pay €2.1 million to tax authorities.