Xavi has announced his retirement from international football.

The Barcelona star represented Spain on 133 occasions picking up two European Championships in 2008 and 2012 and a World cup along the way.

The 2014 World Cup was the 34-year-old's fourth World Cup appearance.

Former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher has tweeted that Xavi is the best central midfielder he has ever scene in international football.

Xavi Hernandez retires from international football as the best central midfielder I've ever seen. What a player what a man!

— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) August 5, 2014

On this week's Monday Rewind, I discuss why Xavi is the most important international midfielder of his generation:

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