体坛英语资讯：Barca defender Pique draws curtain on international career
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Supercup">Supercup</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sevilla">Sevilla</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="on">on</span> 103 <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2010 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 16 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="booed">booed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doubted">doubted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>) <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Enrique">Enrique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="well">well</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="out">out</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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