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Cesc Fabregas helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and League Cup. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas, right, first made a name for himself at Arsenal, where he made his first-team debut age 16 in 2003. Getty Images
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During his time at Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas won the 2004 Community Shield and the FA Cup a year later. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas helped Spain to back to back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas, left, would go on to win over 100 caps for Spain and lifted the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Getty Images
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In August 2011 Cesc Fabregas, left, joined Barcelona, the club where he had spent his youth, in a €29 million deal. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas' three-year spell in Catalonia would see him win La Liga, Copa del Rey and Fifa Club World Cup trophies. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas moved back to England in June 2014 to join Chelsea for €33 million. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and League Cup. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas, right, first made a name for himself at Arsenal, where he made his first-team debut age 16 in 2003. Getty Images
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During his time at Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas won the 2004 Community Shield and the FA Cup a year later. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas helped Spain to back to back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas, left, would go on to win over 100 caps for Spain and lifted the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Getty Images
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In August 2011 Cesc Fabregas, left, joined Barcelona, the club where he had spent his youth, in a €29 million deal. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas' three-year spell in Catalonia would see him win La Liga, Copa del Rey and Fifa Club World Cup trophies. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas moved back to England in June 2014 to join Chelsea for €33 million. Getty Images
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Cesc Fabregas helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and League Cup. Getty Images
Cesc Fabregas, the Spanish maestro who had it all so early, departs Chelsea as a Premier League great
Fabregas played over 500 games in England's top tier and collected medals for fun with Barcelona and Spain
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Richard Jolly
07 January, 2019
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