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Real Madrid has announced the summer departure of their longest-serving defender of the club, Sergio Ramos.
Ramos joined Madrid from Sevilla in 2005 and has made 671 appearances for the La Liga club, winning five league titles, two Copa del Reys, four Champions Leagues, four Club World Cups, and the 2010 World Cup with Spain along with back-to-back European Championships in 2008 and 2012.
A short statement on the club’s official website read: “Real Madrid CF announces that tomorrow, Thursday, June 17, at 12:30 pm, there will be an institutional act of tribute and farewell to our captain Sergio Ramos, with the presence of our president Florentino Perez.
“After that, Sergio Ramos will appear before the media at a telematic press conference.”
The Spaniard has been battling with injuries, which made him played just 21 times as Real lost out in the title race to city rivals Atletico, it also got eliminated at the semi-final stage of the Champions League at the just-concluded season.