David Villa won the World Cup with Spain in 2010Spain's all-time top goalscorer David Villa will retire next month, at the end of Japan's J-League season. The former Barcelona striker will end a 19-year career, in which he won the 2010 World Cup and 2008 European Championship with his country. "I wanted to retire from football, not be forced to retire," he added. "Even though I will no longer be on the pitch, I will continue to be involved in football in other ways and will continue to contribute to the football world," he said. He also scored the third goal for Barcelona at Wembley in the 3-1 win over Manchester United in the 2010-11 Champions League Final.

Source: BBC November 13, 2019 08:02 UTC