Gerard Piqué was the guest in the last program of The Hormiguero, presented by Pablo Motos, where he reviewed FC Barcelona news. And true to his style, the Barcelona player did not bite his tongue and threw the occasional poisoned dart in the direction of the Santiago Bernabéu.
Piqué’s visit to the program was delayed for several days as it coincided with Xavi’s arrival on the Barça bench, although that had nothing to do with his decision to postpone it: “Actually, nothing was happening. We decided to postpone this interview. Xavi I didn’t know that we postponed this interview. Now I had two days off and I was in Madrid. “
“Xavi has set rules like all coaches. The surfing and electric bike has not mentioned them. I don’t know if he can or not. He has set rules that are necessary and we are all going to comply as always.” he added.
.@ 3gerardpique explains Xavi’s new measurements in the @FCBarcelona_es # PiquéEH pic.twitter.com/4ug9jbYaEi
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Change in football: “It is a sport that becomes a product. If people start to stop consuming it, income and wages decrease. As much as we think this is impossible, this happens. Either you adapt or in the end it is complicated . Today’s young people consume football differently than I did. Now you have all the competitions, content on Netflix, Instagram and football competes against all this. Either you create a sexy product or football will tend to decrease “.
Piqué has several businesses such as the Davis Cup that is being played in Madrid and is a shareholder of Andorra.
“It is being a great success” – @ 3gerardpique is the new head of the @Davis cup held until December 5 at the Caja Mágica in Madrid # PiquéEH pic.twitter.com/VwtlWhjGA8
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But on the horizon is the possibility of becoming the future president of FC Barcelona: “There are days that yes and days that no. You have to have a great love for the club. If one day I decide to do it, I’m guaranteed to give it. To present yourself, you have to present a guarantee of 15% of the club’s budget, 150 million, which you have to endorse personally or the board. Florentino in Madrid wants to raise it so that no one … The next elections in Madrid may be in 20 years . Personal sacrifice when things do not go well without charging anything and for the fact of loving a club. I have been in love with Barça since I was born. From there to being president there is a world. If the numbers are positive they will give you back 150 millions”.
And although at the moment he does not think about retiring, Piqué spoke about what that moment and his life would be like after hanging up his boots: “I have spoken with my colleagues and when your career is over it is the abyss. You have been playing since you were 16 years old and One day it’s all over. No matter how prepared you are, they tell you it’s the cliff and they take a long time to adapt to the new life. Besides the fact that you were a star before and then nobody recognizes you. “
“It would be a pleasure if they didn’t recognize me. Nobody teaches us. AFE, LaLiga or FEF would be nice if they prepared people for this change. People in the 90s who made a lot of money and if they don’t manage it well, they don’t have much money. Yes you don’t manage wealth well, it goes too fast. The mind is unprepared. “
“It would be good if they taught us to bring that change” – @ 3gerardpique reflect on the day he retires from football # PiquéEH pic.twitter.com/jyxw8JURkC
– The Hormiguero (@El_Hormiguero) November 30, 2021
On the departure of Messi from Barça: “It was a very hard day. We have shared 16 years in the dressing room. He is almost like a brother. It was hard on a personal level. This year things have not started well because the best of history. Yesterday he won the Ballon d’Or proving that he is the best in history. “
Piqué answered all the questions, including one about the controversial penalty by his hand that Villarreal did not whistle on the last day: “I did not see the Madrid game, but it is also said that there was another equal or clearer. As each year the hands change the criteria, it is very difficult to know if it was a penalty. There is no intention. People can see that the ball touches my hand. It touches my hand, but I think it is close to the body. I think not It’s a penalty, “replied the center-back.
In addition, he sent a message to the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, when the presenter began to talk to him about the rights he bought for the Copa América, Ligue 1, the Balloon World Cup and eSports: “Now we have made a League team of Legends. At the end there comes a point that is a bit like Florentino, you have a lot of teams but you don’t know what they play a lot either. “
Trancas and Barrancas get the maximum sincerity of @ 3gerardpique with his most committed test # PiquéEH pic.twitter.com/IdGCmwfbL4
– The Hormiguero (@El_Hormiguero) November 30, 2021
And what Piqué is clear about is that he could never go to Real Madrid: “It’s absolutely impossible. I’d rather die than go to Madrid,” he said bluntly.
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