Xabi Alonso does everything in life with class. From his performances on the football pitch to the way he announces his retirement from the game.
The former Spain midfielder also acts with supreme dignity when he jokingly reminds his current manager of losing a Champions League final after one of the greatest comebacks football has ever seen.
Indeed, the Bayern Munich player, who announced this week that he will hang up his boots at the end of the season, was discussing his career at a news conference.
With Carlo Ancelotti beside him, the subject of his time at Liverpool came up.