Andres Iniesta scored for Vissel Kobe in their 2-1 victory over Jubilo Iwata in the J-League.
Andres Iniesta scored his first goal for Vissel Kobe in their 2-1 victory over Jubilo Iwata on Saturday.
Iniesta, who moved to Japan in May following …
Andres Iniesta scored for Vissel Kobe in their 2-1 victory over Jubilo Iwata in the J-League.
While Andres Iniesta may have moved on from Barcelona, new signing Arthur discusses how he hopes to emulate his habits and successes. FC Tokyo are reportedly set to bring in an impersonator of Vissel Kobe star Andres Iniesta, who is likely to miss the clubs’ meeting at the Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday.
Iniesta arrived in Japan from Barcelona last month but, after two J-League appearances against Shonan Bellmare and Kashiwa Reysol, has returned to Spain for a brief visit.
“Iniesta has made a quick trip back to Spain to pick up his family and bring them to Japan,” Vissel Kobe business director Masayuki Mori told ESPN FC. “He will…
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Iniesta left the Nou Camp in the summer after 16 years with the club in which he won nine La Liga titles, the Champions League on four occasions, before joining Japanese side Vissel Kobe.
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Spanish champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Real Sociedad and paid an emotional farewell to departing captain Andres Iniesta.
After Andres Iniesta’s last game for Barca, the FC crew assess his place among Spain’s greats and whether he can go out on top at the World Cup.
Andres Iniesta has hinted that he’s set to join Japanese side Vissel Kobe.
The 34-year-old playmaker left Barcelona at the end of the Spanish season after more than 20 years at the club and sources told ESPN’s Jordi Blanco last month that he would sign with J1 League club.
Iniesta wrote on Instagram on Wednesday: “Heading to my new home, with my friend @hiroshi.mikitani.”
In the accompanying picture, Iniesta is shown on an aeroplane locking hands with Hiroshi Mikitani, who owns Vissel…
After 22 years with Barcelona, an emotional Andres Iniesta exits the Camp Nou pitch for the final time.
Spanish champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Real Sociedad and paid an emotional farewell to departing captain Andres Iniesta.
After Andres Iniesta’s last game for Barca, the FC crew assess his place among Spain’s greats and whether he can go out on top at the World Cup.
Philippe Coutinho ensured Andres Iniesta had a storybook ending to his Barcelona career as the Blaugrana overcame Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou.
Andres Iniesta pressed the big red button and the fireworks filled the Catalan sky, fireworks no-one anticipated nine months ago. No one expected Iniesta, for starters, to be walking away from Barcelona at the end of the same season in which he signed a lifetime contract. Few expected the Arctic Monkeys would be blared into a lit-up Camp Nou either, as pyrotechnics illustrated Barca’s third domestic double in four years.
This was a season, after all, that began with a down-beat Gerard Pique saying…
Spanish champions Barcelona ended their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Real Sociedad and paid an emotional farewell to departing captain Andres Iniesta.
An open letter to my friend, Andres Iniesta,
THE first time I saw Andres play will always stay in my memory. Someone from the club said: ‘Xavi, in the youth team there is a player who will be incredible. They say he is outstanding. Andres is very similar to you.’ Then, when I saw him play, I said to myself: this player is different. He doesn’t play like me, he dribbles and gets past people, and can play in numerous positions. Since he was a kid he had the air of an artist for the way in which he…
Philippe Coutinho ensured Andres Iniesta had a storybook ending to his Barcelona career as the Blaugrana overcame Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou.
After Andres Iniesta’s last game for Barca, the FC crew assess his place among Spain’s greats and whether he can go out on top at the World Cup.
After 22 years with Barcelona, an emotional Andres Iniesta exits the Camp Nou pitch for the final time.
Andres Iniesta praised the club and fans as he bid an emotional farewell to Barcelona after 22 years at the Nou Camp.
La Liga champions Barca claimed a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad and it was a fitting finale for the 34-year-old, who lifted the trophy for a ninth time.
Addressing supporters on the pitch after the final whistle, Iniesta said he “leaves as a man,” having spent so long playing for the Catalan giants.
“I will move on and carry you all in my heart forever,” he said in quotes published…