Yesterday morning on Monday, 36-year-old Argentine player Mascherano announced his retirement. After the Ajia La Plata students lost 0-1 to the Argentine youths, Ma Ge announced that he would bid farewell to football.
"I want to announce that I will retire from football today. This is my last game on the green field. I have been thinking about retiring. I think that my career has reached 100% and reached mine. The upper limit." Mascherano stated that he would retire, "For some time, I found that the game is very difficult for me. The correct way is to say goodbye to my career today."
Mascherano played as a midfielder, The central defender role was also developed in Barcelona. Xiao Ma made his debut in the River Plate Club. He has played for Corinthians, West Ham, Liverpool, Barcelona, Hebei China Fortune and La Plata. Mascherano is also the most played international in Argentina's history. He played 147 games for the national team and scored 3 goals.
Mascherano is regarded as one of the toughest midfielders in football history. He has won 23 championships in his career, most of which were won in Barcelona. Mascherano played for Barcelona for 7 and a half years. He won 5 La Liga, 5 Copa del Rey, 3 Western Super Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup and 2 Club World Cup. In the River Plate and Corinthians, Ma has also won 1 A League and 1 Bras A championship respectively. In Argentina, Mascherano won the Olympic men's football gold medal twice in 2004 and 2008. The biggest regret of
Pony's career is that he did not win the cup with the Argentina national team. In the 2014 World Cup, Argentina lost 0-1 overtime to Germany and finished second. In 2004, 2007, 2015 and 2016 in the America’s Cup, Mascherano became runner-up 4 times with the team.
As a Barcelona fan, do you still remember Mascherano’s performance in Barcelona? Do you look at the ball highlights again and again. That's right, in his career at Barcelona, his penalty goal rate was 100% and his field goal rate was 100%. The hit rate is 100%. Such a talented player can play for Barcelona, it is Barcelona's blessing.
