::Uncontrollable sobbing:: Xabi has confirmed that he will be retiring from football at the end of this season and posted this poignant photo on Twitter.
I knew it was coming, but it still hurts. Let’s hope our (I’ll always think of him as ours) GQMF decides to continue modeling because I don’t think that I can survive without seeing him regularly. What an elegant, smart player. He was a pleasure to watch and I will miss him terribly. (And I hope that Bayern win lots this year so we can get at least one more look at Drunk!Xabi)
– Lozil
Of Headbands and Heartbreak... 
My soul hurts.
Mine too. We’ll have to raise an elegant cocktail in his honor soon.
I know I always say he’s dead to me, but we know the truth. My life will be incomplete without him
I still miss this fabulous man. Even if we were dumped really badly.