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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Sergio Busquets, 2010 FIFA World Cup champion with Spain, retired from Spanish national football team, the country’s football body RFEF said on Friday.<\/p>\n

After his fourth FIFA World Cup, veteran midfielder and Spain captain decided to call-it-a-day for Spain, at the age of 34.<\/p>\n

“Sergio Busquets is an iconic figure in Spanish football, an exemplary athlete, an impeccable professional and an indisputable leader,” the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, said.<\/p>\n

Busquets, who bagged the 2010 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2012 with Spain, scored twice in his 143 appearances.<\/p>\n

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