Following the announcement of spanish and Barça icon and legend of the game, Sergio Busquets said that he is going to say goodbye from professional football at the end of the 2025 MLS season, at the age of 37. He made the announcement on social media on September 26, 2025, confirming his retirement after his final games with Inter Miami.
Remember an 18-year-old Barcelona player who left the club at 34-years-old and joined the Catalan club’s youth team in 2005, made his senior debut in 2008 and in the year 2022 -16- December? The dynamic midfielder, who played more than 5 good seasons without a single injury due to his style of playing highest two touches, retired from international football after having made 143 appearances over a 14-year period. I think this decision was made due to missing a penalty during the penalty shootout against Morocco in the round of 16, which ended in a 3–0 defeat after a goalless draw. Then on the recent decision on professional football
He had really done a lot for himself by having such thoughts that his father, Carles Busquets, retired from professional football around 2002 /3 at the age of 35 years. Carles was also a footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for Barcelona for several years during the 1990s.