(FILES) Spain's midfielder Andrés Iniesta (R) scores the winning goal past Netherlands' goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg (L) during extra time in the 2010 World Cup football final between the Netherlands and Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg. 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. He announced his retirement aged 40 in Barcelona on October 8, 2024. (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)