After
having two Euro Championships and one World Cup to his name, the Spanish Maestro
has decided to say good-bye to the glittering International career he has enjoyed with Spain. Having had the worst World Cup in his career in which the
Spanish side managed to win just 1 of the 3 matches to their name, the
Barcelona man has called time and with the reports surfacing suggesting, he
will also leave the Catalan giants in order to gain more 1st team football next
season.
Since
making his debut for the former World Champions in 2000 Olympic games, Xavi has
been capped 133 times scoring 13 goals in the process. However the peak time of
his career in Spain colors came in 2008 when he won the EURO Player of the Year
Award after Spain clinched the title defeating Germany 1-0 in the final.
During
his entire tenure, Xavi Hernandez was a dominant figure in the Spanish team and
since Coach Vincent Del Bosque took charge, a midfield duo of Xavi and Iniesta
has taken Spain to the new levels of greatness. Xavi was one half of the
inspirational partnership that helped Spain to win 2 Continental and 1 World Championship in a matter of four years of brilliance under Vincent Del Bosque.
However
following dismal performances from him last season on the club level, questions
were raised upon his inclusion in the Spanish team to play in Brazil. Having
started 30 matches for the Catalan giants, his performances didn’t faze the
Spanish media enough to surrender to the decision of his inclusion. As a result
when Spain went out of the World Cup from the group stages following two
miserable defeats at the hands of Chile and Holland, Xavi was under huge
criticism.
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