Torres is a Spanish international and made his debut against Portugal in 2003. He has been capped over 100 times and is his country's third-highest goalscorer of all-time. With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. Torres had been a key player at underachieving Atletico Madrid all his career and needed a new challenge. He had scored on average a goal every 2.6 games in 244 appearances for the club, a total of 91 goals.
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Watch Fernando Torres Liverpool Highlights After His Retirement
Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has announced he is retiring from football. The 35-year-old revealed on social media that he would be hanging up his boots after a glittering 18-year career. Fernando Torres has explained why his three-and-a-half years with Liverpool represented the peak of his powers on the football pitch - and insisted he will proudly be a Reds fan for the rest of his life. The £20m fee Liverpool paid for Torres is seemingly dwarfed by the reported £68.3m Núñez deal, but The Athletic found that, if you account for inflation, Torres would have moved for £71m in the current market. Their values, then, are almost identical in the context of their eras. Torres, now the manager for the Atlético Madrid U19s, was back in Liverpool on Wednesday and at Anfield to watch the Champions League match that evening. He was able to revel in what we've all.
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Fernando Torres Liverpool Champions League 2009
Fernando Torres, Liverpool's No 9! "Yes, it was a charity match but it was one of the most important games I played in my career because the Liverpool fans forgave me," he admits. "And I. Spain's World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres announced his retirement from football on Friday, bringing an end to a glittering 18-year career.. He moved to Chelsea from Liverpool for a. Fernando Torres' final game in professional football ended in disappointment after a 6-1 thrashing in Japan. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker announced his retirement in June and signed. Fernando Torres scored 83 times for Liverpool, but arguably his finest came on this date 11 years ago - and we've selected it as our Goal of the Day. With the Reds goalless at a sun-soaked Anfield against Blackburn Rovers, Jamie Carragher lifted a pass into the right-hand channel of the opposition penalty area from deep.
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Fernando Torres' 201011 EPL Season A Hero's Journey Told in Photos
The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has announced his retirement from football.. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who has been playing in Japan for Sagan Tosu since leaving Atlético. It was a difficult task but we have selected Fernando Torres' 10 best goals for Liverpool to mark the 10th anniversary of his signing. The Spaniard sealed a switch to the Reds from Atletico Madrid on July 4, 2007 - and won the admiration of fans by hitting the target 81 times in the club's colours. Torres could score every kind of goal and.
Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres came up against an old Premier League rival in the dugout recently. (Image: Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images) In an intriguing reunion, former Premier League stars Fernando Torres and Robin Van Persie crossed paths as their respective youth teams faced off in a European competition. Spanish World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres has announced he is to retire from football. Torres, 35, played at Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea in his 18-year career and is.
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Top 10 AllTime Liverpool Strikers News, Scores, Highlights, Stats
Watch as we count down the best goals by Fernando Torres during his time at Liverpool, from his debut strike against Chelsea to his remarkable volley against. The many regrets of Fernando Torres Simon Hughes Sep 16, 2020 144 If there is a turning point in the arc of Fernando Torres's career, it becomes clearer in the Amazon Prime documentary about.