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Metro
24-05-2025
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Liverpool legend breaks silence after getting sent off in final ever match
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has retired from football – after getting sent off in his final ever match. The 42-year-old announced earlier this week that he was hanging up his boots and gloves for good, with Friday night's Serie A clash between Como and Inter Milan to be his farewell game. But the match turned into a nightmare for Reina who was shown a red card on the stroke of half-time following a VAR check. The Como keeper was judged to have bought down striker Mehdi Taremi as he rushed out of his box and attempted to clear the ball. An emotional Reina remonstrated with referee Davide Massa before leaving the pitch to a standing ovation from both sets of fans and being consoled by manager and former teammate Cesc Fabregas. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Inter would go on to win 2-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia but missed out on the Italian league title to a Scott McTominay inspired Napoli team. 'It wasn't the ending I expected but having you there was my most beautiful gift!!' Reina later posted on his Instagram story along with a picture of his family and friends on the pitch. 'Starting a different path and let's go for it.' One of the best keepers of his generation, Reina began his career at Barcelona before joining Villarreal and then Liverpool in 2005, beginning an eight-year spell at Anfield. He would make 394 appearances for the Reds, winning the FA Cup and League Cup and reaching the final of the 2007 Champions League. After winning more trophies with Napoli and Bayern Munich, he would go onto play for AC Milan, Lazio, Aston Villa and Villarreal again before joining Como last summer, making a remarkable 954 club appearances in total across 25 years. More Trending Capped 36 times by Spain, Reina was also part of his country's golden generation who won Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. 'To you my friend!! Thank you with all my heart for everything I've experienced as a partner and coach!!' Fabregas wrote on Instagram. 'You're going to be a reference for a lot of us coaches already! I love you so much.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Liverpool to offer player in swap deal for Florian Wirtz with agreement reached MORE: Kevin De Bruyne reaches agreement with new club ahead of final Manchester City game MORE: Jurgen Klopp blasts Liverpool fans for booing Trent Alexander-Arnold
Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Ex-Liverpool keeper Reina sent off in his final game
Former Liverpool and Aston Villa goalkeeper Pepe Reina was sent off in his last match before retiring as his Como side lost 2-0 to Serie A runners-up Inter Milan. Reina, 42, had announced the final league match of the campaign would be the end of his 25-year career, which saw him win silverware at Liverpool, Napoli and Bayern Munich and be a part of the Spain squad that won the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships. With Inter leading 1-0, Reina was shown a straight red card after he ran outside his penalty area and clipped the heel of Inter's Mehdi Taremi with the goalkeeper dismissed after a check by the video assistant referee (VAR). Inter's win was not enough as Napoli's 2-0 home victory over Cagliari gave Antonio Conte's side the Serie A title. Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij headed Inter into a half-time lead and Joaquin Correa struck early in the second period. Defending champions Inter, who face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League final next Saturday, needed leaders Napoli to slip up, but the Naples club's victory leaves them on 82 points, one ahead of Inter on 81. Reina came through Barcelona's academy into their first team before moving to Villarreal and then on to Liverpool in 2005. During nine seasons at Anfield, he won the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Super Cup and played in the 2007 Champions League final as the Reds lost to AC Milan. He also won the Coppa Italia with Napoli and the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and helped Aston Villa reach the League Cup final in 2020. After spells at Lazio in Italy and Villarreal in Spain, Reina joined Cesc Fabregas' Como side in July.
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23-05-2025
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Como and Inter name starting XIs - Watch LIVE on OneFootball!
Every Serie A match is available to watch LIVE with Home of Serie A on OneFootball to users in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Special Matchday Passes are also now available for just £9.99, which enable you to watch all 10 matches on any given matchday. Please note that these passes expire at the end of each matchday. Find out more here. Como and Inter have named their starting XIs for Friday's Serie A how both teams are lining up at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Como: Reina; Vojvoda, Van der Brempt, Smolcic, Álex Valle; Caqueret, Perrone, Da Cunha; Nico Paz, Douvikas, Strefezza. I nostri 1️⃣1️⃣ per #ComoInter? Eccoli qui 👊@play_eFootball #ForzaInter — Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) May 23, 2025 The Nerazzurri need to better Napoli's result against Cagliari to win the Scudetto. 📸 Pier Marco Tacca - 2025 Getty Images
News18
21-05-2025
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Spanish Goalkeeper Pepe Reina To Hang Up His Gloves At End Of Season
Last Updated: The 42-year-old, who will play his final game against Inter for Como, was part of the all-conquering Spanish side that won the World Cup and two Euro titles. Spaniard Pepe Reina is set to call time on his prolonged career on Friday as the goalkeeper will play his final game for Serie A side Como when they take on Inter Milan. The 42-year-old decided to call time on his career, which has witnessed him stand as custodian for English heavyweights Liverpool and Italian giants Napoli. Reina was part of the Spanish team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the UEFA European Championship twice, once in 2008 and then again in 2012. He was also part of the Bundesliga 2013-14 champions Bayern Munich, and claimed the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool. He also managed to clinch the PL Golden Glove thrice. Reina took to social media to pen a touching farewell letter recounting his best memories during his extended stint in the beautiful game. It has been much longer than I ever dreamed, yet it feels so short that I'd live it all over only three days left until the 'last dance', so many emotions, people, and memories come to my mind, and all I can do is sum them up in one huge THANK YOU. My heartfelt… — Pepe Reina (@PReina25) May 20, 2025 'It has been much longer than I ever dreamed, yet it feels so short that I'd live it all over again. With only three days left until the 'last dance', so many emotions, people, and memories come to my mind, and all I can do is sum them up in one huge THANK YOU," Reina' post began 'My heartfelt gratitude goes out to everyone who crossed my path, the greatest treasure of this profession. I carry a piece of each of you with me, and I won't forget that you've all helped me experience this genuine privilege of a career as a footballer," the statement continued. 'I'm proud and at peace with every moment I've experienced, the tough ones because they taught me, and the good ones because they've made me extraordinarily happy," the shot-stopper added. 'I thank God for blessing me with a family who is responsible for every good thing that's happened to me; even a lifetime wouldn't be enough to repay them. See you soon. New projects are coming, and football runs through my veins… I couldn't understand life without it. Warmest regards. Pepe Reina," he concluded. First Published:
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Pepe Reina to play final match in Como's clash with Inter
Pepe Reina will hang up his gloves after he plays his final match on Friday, against Inter Milan for Como where he will finish his career at the age of 42. Former Spain goalkeeper Reina, who also starred for Liverpool and Napoli, signed for Cesc Fabregas' Como in July. "It has been much longer than I ever dreamed, yet it feels so short that I'd live it all over again," Reina said on social media. "I'm proud and at peace with every moment I've experienced, the tough ones because they taught me, and the good ones because they've made me extraordinarily happy." Reina played nearly 400 times for Liverpool, winning the FA Cup in 2006 and losing the Champions League final to AC Milan the following year. He also won the League Cup in 2012. He then won the Italian Cup in the first of two spells at Napoli, and was part of the Spain squads which won two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. Reina also earned a Bundesliga winners' medal in his lone season at Bayern Munich in 2014-15. jr-td/mw
