Gerard Pique showered his girlfriend with affection after his emotional farewell tribute on Saturday.
With more than a year remaining on his contract with the Catalan club, 35-year-old Gerard shocked the football world last week when he announced his career in the sport was coming to an end.
After delivering an emotional speech after Barcelona’s win over Almeria at the Nou Camp, the retired star was comforted by his girlfriend, 23, as they kissed and cuddled in the pitch’s stands.
Packing on the PDA: Gerard Pique showered his girlfriend Clara Chia with affection after his emotional farewell tribute on Saturday
The father-of-two, whose two sons also attended the celebration, showed he has nothing to hide now that his 11-year relationship with Colombian singer Shakira is over as he locked his lips with Clara and wrapped his arms around her.
Spanish sports TV channel Gol Play filmed the memorable moment and wrote alongside the footage posted to Twitter Gol Direct: “First kiss from @gerardpique after the ceremony. The centre-back shared this special day with loved ones.
A game commentator said when a cameraman approached the couple that they realized their romantic scene was being filmed but continued to hug.
Cute couple: After delivering an emotional speech after Barcelona’s win over Almeria at the Nou Camp, the retired star was seen being comforted by his girlfriend as they kissed
On top of each other: The father-of-two, whose two sons also attended the celebration, revealed he has nothing to hide after his 11-year relationship with Colombian singer Shakira ended
They noted: Look at this picture. Gerard Pique’s first kiss after being honored by the Camp Nou crowd.
“Happy, content, accompanied by his family and those who love him most.
“It’s the last picture that Gerard Pique left us on his day, the day he said goodbye to his team.”
Gerard, who announced his split from Shakira in June amid cheating rumors, hasn’t shrunk from packing the PDA with his model girlfriend in recent weeks.
The former Man United defender shocked the football world on Thursday by announcing on Twitter that Saturday’s game against Almeria would be his last in a Barcelona jersey and his last game as a professional footballer.
He made 397 appearances for the Catalan giants, scoring 29 goals and being capped 102 times for Spain at senior level.
He said in an emotional message that accompanied footage of him looking out over the Catalan capital from a balcony and throwback pictures and videos of him as a young child in a Barcelona shirt: “It’s been 25 years since I came to Barca. I went and I came back. Football gave me everything. You, Culés, have given me everything.
“And now that all of this child’s dreams have come true, I want to tell you that now is the time to end this journey.”
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He confirmed he would give up professional football mid-season, adding: “I will become a regular fan, I will support the team, I will pass on my love for Barca to my children, just like my family did to me Has.”
Gerard gave a tearful speech on the Camp Nou pitch on Saturday night, saying: “I was born here and I will die here” after playing most of Barcelona’s 2-0 win before ending to thunderous applause late on of the home fans was substituted.
The soccer star’s relationship with Barcelona-born beauty Clara came about shortly after he and Shakira announced in June that they had split after 11 years and two children together.
His personal life has been in the media spotlight ever since and has been cited as one of the reasons behind his shocking decision to retire from football.
Separation: Shakira and Gerard split in June amid reports of infidelity (pictured with their children Milan, nine, and Sasha, seven)
Gerard and Shakira’s doppelganger Clara are said to have met at his company Kosmos, where Clara works.
Spanish news website Niusdiario reported last week that the couple are now living together in Gerard’s luxury penthouse apartment in Barcelona city center and are planning to start a family.
Meanwhile, Shakira appears to be settling scores with her ex through her music after the Spanish footballer was allegedly unfaithful.
She first appeared to take a jab at Gerard in her single Te Felicito (I Congratulate You).
A key line in the song is translated as: “To make you whole / I broke myself into pieces / I was warned but I didn’t heed / Don’t tell me you’re sorry / I know you well and I know you lie.’
In an interview with Elle Magazine, the hitmaker was asked about the line and its apparent connection to her marital troubles.
Hitting: Meanwhile, Shakira appears to be settling scores with her ex over her music after the Spanish footballer was allegedly unfaithful (pictured in 2015)
“Does that feel like you somehow had to give a part of yourself during this relationship that might have been hard to get back?” she was asked by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
“All I can say is that everything I’m feeling, everything I’m going through, consciously or unconsciously, is reflected in the lyrics I write, in the videos I make,” Shakira replied. “If the glove fits, it fits. Like I said, my music is this channel.”
Shakira’s song and accompanying video featured Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro, who is currently dating Rosalía.
In the video, he appears to play both a romantic interest for Shakira and a robot clone of the same person that Shakira tinkers with until it comes to life.
It comes as Shakira and Gerard continue to try to reach an agreement on their split, with the couple recently spotted outside the offices of a law firm.
In her interview with Elle magazine, Shakira added: “I think the details are kind of too private to share, at least at this moment – everything is so raw and new. All I can say is that I put everything I had into this relationship and my family.”
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