Tag: arthur

In 1999, Pep Guardiola turned to Xavi Hernández. “You will retire me, but there’s this kid who will retire us both,” he said, referring to Andrés Iniesta, who he’d just seen compete in the Nike Cup youth tournament. That was the way that baton was supposed to be passed. From Guardiola to Xavi to Iniesta. But then what? Guardiola’s prediction came true and the…