Madrid, Oct. 8 -- Former FC Barcelona and Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez announced his retirement from professional football.
The 39-year-old from the Canary Islands, who played more than 900 club matches for Barcelona, Chelsea, Roma and Lazio and made 65 appearances for Spain, made the announcement in an online video filmed at Barcelona's Camp Nou on Wednesday, where he broke into the first team in the 2008-09 season.
"I feel the time is right. The time to take the next step and begin a new chapter in my life," said Pedro, who scored 99 goals in 321 appearances for Barcelona before joining Chelsea in 2015.
"I leave proud to have lived my dream and grateful to all the people who stood by me to make it a reality. Thank you, football, for m...