Jordi Alba announces retirement weeks after signing Inter Miami contract extension

• Decorated left back brings 19-year career to a close

• Alba won several titles with Barcelona, 2012 Euros with Spain

One of football's best-ever left-backs will bring his playing career to a close at the end of Inter Miami's MLS season.

Jordi Alba, who was a part of the Barcelona and Spain sides that dominated football for much of the 2010s, announced on Tuesday that he will retire when Inter Miami's season concludes, the date of which is not yet known as the club enters the MLS Cup playoffs later this month.