Former Spain and Barcelona great Andres Iniesta thanked his Japanese fans for their "love and respect" after kicking off his farewell celebrations for J-League side Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Tuesday.The 39-year-old icon, who will play his last J1 match for Kobe against Consadole Sapporo on July 1, made his stadium swansong in a 2-0 exhibition loss to a Barcelona side managed by another of the Catalan club's former stalwarts, his longtime teammate Xavi.The match preluded the end of a five-year J-League stint during which Iniesta raised Vissel's profile to unprecedented heigh…READ FULL ARTICLE