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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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- RETURN TO BARCELONA: After winning the English Premier League title and UEFA Champions League in 2008 with Manchester United, in July that year, Pique returned to his boyhood club, Barcelona. After some time, he started to play with Barcelona legend, Carles Puyol in Barca's defense.