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#1 Xavi
On the 25th of this month, the Spanish Legend will be 39 years old, however, Xavi has continued playing professional football, reverting back from a retirement decision at the end of last season.
Often regarded as one of the greatest midfielders to have graced the beautiful game, the Barcelona Legend was the backbone of the most successful period of the club's history. He spent 17 seasons at the Nou Camp, where he joined as a teenager and graduated from the fabled La Masia.
The Barcelona legend is perhaps one of the greatest passers of the ball and he was the architect of the tiki-taka that ruled the world as Barcelona reached the pinnacle of success.
Xavi played 767 times for Barcelona, scoring 85 goals and his midfield partnership with Iniesta and Busquets is considered to be the best in the history of the game. His trophy count is endless.
However, at the end of the 2014/15 season, Xavi left Barcelona and joined Qatar's Stars League side Al Sadd, where he is currently playing. He has 100 appearances for the club and has scored 21 goals so far.
He had initially hinted at a desire to retire at the end of the 2017/18 season, preferring to take up a coaching job. However, he signed a contract extension of 2 years at the end of last season and is still going strong.
