Um. I guess Pique is retiring. Like...almost immediately.
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Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced that he will retire from football when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup this month.
Pique, 35, says Saturday's match against Almeria in LaLiga will be his last at Camp Nou for the Catalan club after 14 years in the first team following his return from Manchester United in 2008.
Pique, Busquets and Alba have all readjusted their salaries and agreed to reductions and deferrals on their wages at various points in recent years to help the club deal with a difficult financial situation.
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https://global.espn.com/football/bar...-game-saturday
And yeah...I'd guess its almost certainly to get his salary off Barca's wage-bill. He will likely become an 'Ambassador' where his wages dont count against Barca's...'cap?' Whatever the Spanish League wants to call it.
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