Spanish midfielder Iniesta joins Emirates Club
General view of Electronic billboard, JULY 1, 2023 - Football / Soccer : An electronic billboard showing Iniesta before Japanese "2023 Meiji Yasuda J1 League" match between Vissel Kobe 1-1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Japan. (Photo by Mutsu Kawamori/AFLO)
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Former Spain
and Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has joined Emirates Club, the UAE Pro
league announced on Tuesday.
"Welcome
Iniesta", Emirates club said on messaging platform X, formerly known as
Twitter.
The club,
based in Ras Al-Khaimah, posted a photograph of Iniesta wearing their shirt and
said the terms of the contract would be announced at a press conference on
Wednesday.
The
39-year-old player left Japanese club Vissel Kobe last month after five years.
Iniesta won
nine LaLiga titles with Barcelona and four Champions League titles. With Spain,
he won the 2010 World Cup and back-to-back Euro titles in 2008 and 2012.
After
leaving Barcelona in 2018 he joined Vissel Kobe and led the club to their first
title the following year, winning the Emperor's Cup, as well as reaching the
semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in their first appearance in the
continental competition.
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