Gerard Pique Suspended for Two Months and Six Games

Madrid. Former star footballer of Spain and Barcelona, Gerard Pique, has been subjected to strict action after a heated dispute with the referee.

The Spanish Football Federation has banned him for 6 games and suspended him from participating in official football activities for two months.

Pique, 39, who retired from professional football in 2022, is currently the co-owner of second division club FC Andorra. Last week, after his team lost 1-0 to Albacete, he had a dispute with the referee on the field. After the match, the main referee Alonso de Ana Wolf mentioned in his report that Pique had made aggressive remarks towards him.

According to the referee's report, Pique angrily told him, 'Leave here with a security cordon so that no one attacks you.' Not only that, Pique further expressed his anger and spoke in a threatening manner, saying, 'If it were any other country, you would have been beaten, but here in Andorra, we are civilized and do not do that.'

The Disciplinary Committee meeting, based on the facts mentioned in the referee's report, has imposed a two-month suspension on Pique for engaging in public acts that tarnish the dignity and decorum of sports. In addition, he has also been separately banned for 6 games on charges of using minimal force or behaving indecently towards referees.

Other officials of the Andorra club were also involved in the tense dispute after the match. The Disciplinary Committee has also announced a four-month suspension for club president Ferran Vellasca and a ban on sporting director Jaume Nogués. Andorra is currently struggling in 10th place in the second division table this season.

Former Barcelona defender Pique had won La Liga 9 times and the Champions League 3 times in his playing career. He was also an important member of the Spanish team that won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euro Cup.