India, Sept. 26 -- Sergio Busquets has decided to hang up his boots and announced the same on Thursday. The MLS 2025 season for Inter Miami will be his last as a professional football player. The decision brings an end to one of the most distinguished careers in modern football history, a close of two decades of brilliance at the highest level.

"I feel that the time has come to say goodbye to my career as a professional soccer player. It has been almost 20 years enjoying this incredible story that I have always dreamed of," the 37-year-old midfielder said in an emotional Instagram video.

The defensive midfielder made 722 appearances for Barcelona, the third most in the history of the club. In these appearances he won 32 trophies that in...