BARCELONA: Spanish World Cup winner and former Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez retired from football on Wednesday at the age of 39.
The forward won the 2010 World Cup with Spain as well as three Champions League titles with Barca, two of those in 2009 and 2011 as part of Pep Guardiola's team which dominated that era of the sport.
Pedro also won five La Liga titles with the Catalan giants, was a Premier League winner at Chelsea, before heading to Roma and finally Lazio.
"I feel that the moment has come. The moment to take a step forward and begin a new stage in my life," said Pedro in a post on social media.
