Gerard Piqué He surprised and thrilled the world of football when he abruptly announced his retirement. The world champion in South Africa 2010 and in Europe in Poland-Ukraine 2012 said goodbye through a video that went viral on social networks and quickly replicated on all portals in the world. But the locals, the Catalans, remained with a gesture that can be seen at the end of the film: Piqué, staring at the presidential box at the Camp Nou, announces that he will be back. Not a few have assured that this action is the first in his presidential career.
Piqué’s intention to be Barcelona president is not new. “I am very, very, very culé as you already know. I would love to be able to help the club of my loves in the best way I know, and that happens by being very well prepared to act as president if one day I see that I can really contribute to society,” otherwise I would not introduce myself, it is something that I will decide in the future, it is an illusion that I have always had, but I do not know if it can be done in the future “he told the Marca newspaper at the end of 2020.
Removal of the central 35-year-old marker was unexpected. Most of his colleagues also found out by checking their social networks. Local portals guarantee it the bad relationship with the president Joan Laporta and with the coach Xavi Hernández ended up convincing him. For coach Piqué he had ceased to be important: he was a substitute in most of the matches of the semester.
In recent years, Piqué delved into his entrepreneurial facet. He is currently the owner of FC Andorra. He is also fundamental in bringing several sponsors to the club (Rakuten) and is one of the directors of the Davis Cup tennis tournament.
When can Pique return? The elections will be held at the end of 2024. It is recalled that the player had a contract up to that date, for which he terminated the bond. Will he start doing politics from January next year or will it take months to decide? There are still no convincing answers to the question.
The other question is how is his relationship with the culé fans. And there everyone agrees that the poor performances of recent years have had an impact on the affection of the Catalans. They accused him of being more attentive to business than to football. He was also in the eye of the storm when the contractual conflict broke out during the pandemic, when management demanded a pay cut and the players resisted. Much more: during the season he made more news for problems with his teammate than for saves or goals.
Source: Clarin
