Stung in tears in front of the judge

Gerard Pique guilty? The former defender of FC Barcelona was indicted in an alleged corruption case. This Friday, he appeared for almost two hours before a judge of the Majadahonda court, in the suburbs of Madrid, denied having poured bribes to the former boss of Spanish football Luis Rubiales for the relocation of the Spanish Supercup in Saudi Arabia.

In 2019, then still Barça player, Gerard Piqué had served as an intermediary via his company Kosmos in the relocation agreement of the Spanish Super Cup in the Kingdom for some 40 million euros per year. The contract would bring him, via his business, four million euros per year. This commission is considered potentially fraudulent by the judge who investigates a series of contracts concluded by the RFEF between 2018 and 2023.

Damage to its reputation

Pique said he had ” Nothing “ paid to Rubials or anyone from the Federation. At the end of the hearing, the ex-star of the Blaugrana began to cry while evoking

“Damage to its reputation” caused by the media coverage of this case. “I am surprised to date, there are still leaks”he regretted. However, recordings of conversations between Luis Rubiales and Gerard Piqué revealed that the two men had mentioned commissions of several million euros.