Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta poses for photographs during a farewell event after announcing his retirement from football, at the America's Cup Experience venue in Barcelona on October 8, 2024. Andres Iniesta scored the most important goal in the history of Spanish football, winning his country the World Cup for the first time in 2010. Iniesta came through Barcelona's La Masia youth academy, joining the club aged 12, departing 22 years later to join Japanese club Vissel Kobe before spending last season at Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. The playmaker called time on a sensational career aged 40, most of which he spent pulling the midfield strings for Barcelona's most decorated side. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)