Spanish international thanked several members of the club

BARCELONA, Spain -- Goalkeeper Victor Valdes has bid farewell to Barcelona after 12 trophy-filled seasons. Paul Konerko Jersey . Valdes says in an open letter released by the Catalan club that "the moment has arrived to say goodbye." Valdes announced in January that he would be leaving his boyhood club come season end. He hasnt played since March when he suffered a season-ending ligament tear in his right knee that required surgery. The 32-year-old Spanish international thanked several members of the club, with special mentions for former coaches Louis Van Gaal, Frank Rijkaard, Pep Guardiola, and Tito Vilanova. Valdes helped Barcelona win three Champions League crowns among various other trophies. Barcelona can give Valdes a seventh Spanish league title if it beats Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Jace Fry White Sox Jersey . Zdeno Chara scored with 13 seconds left in regulation after David Krejci tied it late, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night in a game that saw Orpik taken from the ice on a stretcher. Eloy Jimenez White Sox Jersey .Y. -- Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire will have less time to remain eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot under changes made Saturday. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/3404e-bobby-thigpen-jersey-white-sox.html . -- When the Los Angeles Kings are on top of their formidable defensive game, they revel in the silence they can create in a frustrated road arena.Lindsey Vonn held back a little bit in her first World Cup downhill training run in nearly a year, not wanting to push her surgically repaired right knee just yet.Shes saving that for race day.The four-time overall World Cup champion showed flashes of her usual speed Tuesday in Lake Louise, Alberta. She picked up velocity midway through the course and finished in 1 minute, 54.41 secoonds, which was 1. Ivan Nova White Sox Jersey. 82 seconds behind Norways Lotte Smiseth Sejersted.Vonn is returning to competition after missing a year due to another torn cruciate ligament that caused her to sit out the Sochi Olympics.Of competing again, Vonn said: I cant wait to race with all my ligaments intact for once.Vonn chases after her 15th career win at Lake Louise on Friday. ' ' '