Football Will Miss Iniesta – Messi

Barcelona legend, Lionel Messi has come out to pay tribute to ex team-mate, Andres Iniesta. His fellow World Cup winner is heading into retirement at the age of 40, and fans have been reacting.

Reacting, Messi wrote that Iniesta was one of the team-mates with the most magic while they played together, and he really enjoyed sharing the pitch with him.

Lionel added that football will definitely miss such a footballer, and he wishes Iniesta all the best.

His words, “One of the team-mates with the most magic and of the one’s I enjoyed playing together the most. Andres Iniesta, the ball will miss you and so will we! I wish you the best, always. You are a phenomenon.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.