In Photos: Soccer star Iniesta excited by move to Vissel Kobe

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta holds up his new uniform during a news conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe, in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta speaks in a news conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe, in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta holds a press conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta holds his new uniform with Rakuten Inc. President Koji Mikitani during a news conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe, on May 24, 2018 in Tokyo. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta shows off his new uniform during a press conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe, on May 24, 2018 in Tokyo. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta poses during a press conference announcing his move to Vissel Kobe, in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. (Mainichi)

Former FC Barcelona player Andres Iniesta, center, poses for a commemorative photograph with Rakuten Eagles baseball players at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on May 24, 2018. (Mainichi)

Spain's Andres Iniesta holds the trophy Spain captured with its victory over the Netherlands in the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at Soccer City Stadium in suburban Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 11, 2010. (Mainichi)

Spain's Andres Iniesta controls the ball during a match against the Netherlands in the 2014 FIFA World Cup at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on June 13, 2014. (Mainichi)

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta fires off a shot during a match against River Plate in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2015 at Nissan Stadium on Dec. 20, 2015. (Mainichi)