'She made me suffer': Iniesta opens up on 'exhausting' story of courting his future wife

Andres Iniesta met his future wife, Anna, in 2007 and their love story wasn't a typical one.

"I went out with a friend and by chance, she [Anna] was working as a waitress at the restaurant," Andres told Cuatro Calleja Calleja (h/t Marca) 11 years later.

"As soon as I saw her, I had an intense crush, I fell in love, but she made me suffer and didn't make it easy."

"It was exhausting work, I had to use certain tricks," the midfielder admitted.

Iniesta's shyness and humility are his trademarks, just like his passes and tricks on the pitch.

"Andres doesn't dye his hair, doesn't wear earrings and hasn't got any tattoos. That makes him unattractive to the media, but he's the best," Pep Guardiola said about him in 2009.

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