![FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/684/646/107939370_original.jpg?1296574749)
FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![Barcelona's Carles Puyol issues support to manager Tito Vilanova's cancer battle | Football News | Sky Sports Barcelona's Carles Puyol issues support to manager Tito Vilanova's cancer battle | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/12/10/2048x1152/Carles-Puyol_2838762.jpg)
Barcelona's Carles Puyol issues support to manager Tito Vilanova's cancer battle | Football News | Sky Sports
![Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol: "It is difficult for a Real Madrid fan to recognise that Messi is the best." - Football España Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol: "It is difficult for a Real Madrid fan to recognise that Messi is the best." - Football España](https://icdn.football-espana.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/16087446979207.jpg)
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol: "It is difficult for a Real Madrid fan to recognise that Messi is the best." - Football España
![Barcelona's greatest-ever captain and a club legend who came through the cantera, Carles Puyol's departure signals a landmark moment for a club that was built around him | Daily Mail Online Barcelona's greatest-ever captain and a club legend who came through the cantera, Carles Puyol's departure signals a landmark moment for a club that was built around him | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2014/03/05/article-2573596-1C09249200000578-261_636x382.jpg)
Barcelona's greatest-ever captain and a club legend who came through the cantera, Carles Puyol's departure signals a landmark moment for a club that was built around him | Daily Mail Online
![FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/684/651/108096170_original.jpg?1296574842)
FC Barcelona: 10 Reasons Why Carles Puyol Is the Best Defender in the World | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![Frank Khalid OBE on Twitter: "At 27 years old Barcelona legend Carlos Puyol didn't win any trophies and ended up with so many trophies by the end of his career. https://t.co/8rw3acil22" / Frank Khalid OBE on Twitter: "At 27 years old Barcelona legend Carlos Puyol didn't win any trophies and ended up with so many trophies by the end of his career. https://t.co/8rw3acil22" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqiL7UBXoAAAAsU.jpg)
Frank Khalid OBE on Twitter: "At 27 years old Barcelona legend Carlos Puyol didn't win any trophies and ended up with so many trophies by the end of his career. https://t.co/8rw3acil22" /
![Carles Puyol: The raggy-haired Barcelona defender who even gained the respect of the Real Madrid faithful | The Independent | The Independent Carles Puyol: The raggy-haired Barcelona defender who even gained the respect of the Real Madrid faithful | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/03/04/15/Carles-Puyol.jpg)
Carles Puyol: The raggy-haired Barcelona defender who even gained the respect of the Real Madrid faithful | The Independent | The Independent
![FC Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol (L) and Ronaldino hold the trophy at the end of their UEFA Champions League soccer final against Arsenal FC at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, FC Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol (L) and Ronaldino hold the trophy at the end of their UEFA Champions League soccer final against Arsenal FC at the Stade de France in Saint Denis,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYXR1W/fc-barcelona-captain-carlos-puyol-l-and-ronaldino-hold-the-trophy-at-the-end-of-their-uefa-champions-league-soccer-final-against-arsenal-fc-at-the-stade-de-france-in-saint-denis-near-paris-may-17-2006-barcelona-won-2-1-upi-photoeco-clement-TYXR1W.jpg)
FC Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol (L) and Ronaldino hold the trophy at the end of their UEFA Champions League soccer final against Arsenal FC at the Stade de France in Saint Denis,
![Ranking the Best Seasons of Carles Puyol's Barcelona Career | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Ranking the Best Seasons of Carles Puyol's Barcelona Career | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/780/426/457252a11110615c30ccf00fce7c7b97_crop_exact.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=75)