Former Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos has paid tribute to Inter Miami 's Sergio Busquets , describing him as "one of the most brilliant midfielders" he ever played with.

The former Barcelona and Spain star announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.

While they were fierce rivals at club level, Ramos, 39, and Busquets, 37, were part of the Spain teams that won the 2010 World Cup and the European Championships in 2008 and 2012.

"Busi [Busquets], you are the definition of how to be exceptional while remaining an ordinary guy," Ramos, now at Mexican side Monterrey, wrote on social media.

"A rival most of the time, a teammate many times over, you have always stood out for your class, vision, and quality of football,

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