Xavi leaves the Spanish selection

Xavi announces that it leaves the Spanish selection

Xavi announces that it leaves the Spanish selection

Published:5/08/2014 - 13:45h

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Xavi Hernández has announced that leaves the selection after the "personal disappointment" that suffered in the World-wide. The midfield player of Terrassa has done it official during the press conference that has offered in the Sportive City: "I Go to leave the selection, have taken this decision, go me satisfied by the work made and the successes achieved. I wish them all the best"

Xavi Hernández has announced this Tuesday that has decided to leave the Spanish selection after the "personal disappointment" that suffered in the World-wide of Brazil. The midfield player of Terrassa has done it official during the press conference that has offered in the Sportive City to explain the reasons that have carried him to remain in the Barça, at least a season more. "Not participating in the decisive party with Chile was a personal disappointment", has explained Xavi. Independently of the disappointment, "after the World-wide already had decided to abandon the selection", added. However, no it has communicated it to him personally to the seleccionador Vicente of the Forest, although Xavi has said that "Vicente already knew that after the World-wide would leave it".

It goes the best Spanish player of all time

Xavi Hernández has been the indisputable leader of the Spanish selection champion of Europe and of the world. Under his baton, the Red reached his maximum splendour with an exquisite football and winner. The symbol of the "tiki-taka" leaves it after 14 years and after having participated in four World-wide (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014), in three Eurocopas (2004, 2008 and 2012), and in some Olympic games (2000).

The one of Terrasa sacks with a list of winners envidiable: two Eurocopas, a World-wide and an olympic silver in Sydney 2000. Besides, it is the second footballer with more parties contested in the selection (133). Like colophon to a full career of successes, in 2012 shared beside Iker Boxes, the prize Prince of Asturias of the Sports.

Of the Forest: "Xavi is an only player"

Vicente of the Forest has valued the announcement of Xavi Hernández that it will withdraw of the Spanish selection and ensured that the midfield player of Terrassa has been a key man in the style of game of the selection and in the successes achieved in the last years. "It has been a key player, and will miss it so much inside as out of the terrain of game", has recognised.

"It is one of the big helps that have had in the changing room these six years", explains Of the Forest in the web page Sefutbol.com, referring to the period of more success of the "red "", in which the Spanish selection achieved two Eurocopas and a World-wide. "I want to show my recognition to a fantastic player. We lose an only footballer. It is difficult to find another equal", has concluded the technician of Salamanca, that has summoned to Xavi in seventy occasions.

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