{"id":11135,"date":"2023-07-02T06:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/cesc-fabregas-world-cup-winning-former-chelsea-and-arsenal-midfielder-retires\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T06:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:53:03","slug":"cesc-fabregas-world-cup-winning-former-chelsea-and-arsenal-midfielder-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/cesc-fabregas-world-cup-winning-former-chelsea-and-arsenal-midfielder-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesc Fabregas: World Cup-winning former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Cesc Fabregas won the World Cup with Spain in 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his immediate retirement from football.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The 36-year-old calls time on a career during which he won the World Cup with Spain, the Premier League twice at Chelsea and La Liga with Barcelona. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">&#8220;It is with great sadness that the time has come for me to hang up my playing boots,&#8221; Fabregas posted on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">He ends his career one year into a two-year contract with Italian club Como in Serie B.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Fabregas says he will now move into the dugout by coaching Como&#8217;s reserve and youth teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not all sadness, though, as I&#8217;m now going to cross the white line and start coaching the B and Primavera teams of Como 1907,&#8221; he added. &#8220;A club and a project I couldn&#8217;t be more excited about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;This charming football team won my heart from the first minute and came to me at the perfect time in my career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;So after 20 incredible years full of sacrifice, dedication and joy, it&#8217;s time to say thank you and goodbye to the beautiful game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;I loved every minute.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$video-11\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$video-11.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$video-11.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$video-11.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$video-11.1\">&#8216;This is a very serious project&#8217; &#8211; Fabregas on Como<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">Fabregas joined Barca&#8217;s La Masia academy aged 10 in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Having progressed through the La Liga giants&#8217; youth set-up, he played 212 Premier League matches and won the FA Cup with Arsenal between 2004 and 2011 before moving back to Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">Following three years at the Nou Camp, he returned to the Premier League in 2014 with Chelsea, where he played just under 200 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">He made 68 appearances in three and a half years with Monaco but his playing time was limited by injuries, before he moved to Como.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">Fabregas won 110 caps for Spain and also won the European Championship twice, in 2008 and 2012, either side of lifting the country&#8217;s first World Cup in South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.0\">&#8220;From my first days at Barca, Arsenal, Barca again, Chelsea, Monaco and Como, I will treasure them all,&#8221; he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18\"><span data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-18.0\">&#8220;From lifting the World Cup, the Euros, to winning everything in England and Spain and nearly all the European trophies, it has been a journey that I&#8217;ll never forget.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-19\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-19.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-19.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/5542\/production\/_130262812_gettyimages-1216549500.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/5542\/production\/_130262812_gettyimages-1216549500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/5542\/production\/_130262812_gettyimages-1216549500.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5542\/production\/_130262812_gettyimages-1216549500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/5542\/production\/_130262812_gettyimages-1216549500.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-19.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-19.1\">Fabregas was part of Arsenal&#8217;s FA Cup-winning side in May 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-20\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-20.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-20.0.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0722\/production\/_130262810_gettyimages-686391370.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/0722\/production\/_130262810_gettyimages-686391370.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0722\/production\/_130262810_gettyimages-686391370.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0722\/production\/_130262810_gettyimages-686391370.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/0722\/production\/_130262810_gettyimages-686391370.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-20.0.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1dlt6tpnps0.0.0.0.1.$image-20.1\">Fabregas lifted the Premier League trophy with Chelsea in 2017, two years after winning his first title with the Blues under Jose Mourinho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/66077796?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cesc Fabregas won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his immediate retirement from football. The 36-year-old calls time on a career during which he won the World Cup with Spain, the Premier League twice at Chelsea and La Liga with Barcelona. &#8220;It is with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11137,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11135\/revisions\/11137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}