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Pique for 24 million euro commission: “I have nothing to hide, everything is legal”
Gerard Pique said in a press conference on his Twitch channel that the commission his investment company received from the Spanish Football Federation was perfectly legal and he had nothing to hide.
Gerard Pique responded to a press conference he gave to his channel on Twitch about his intervention in the organization of the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh through his investment company Kosmos.
The Spanish newspaper El Confindecial reported that the Spanish stopper received a commission of 24 million euros from Barcelona through his company to host the tournament there.
Pique characteristically explained that the agreement was perfectly legal, that he had nothing to hide and that he was helping Spanish football. At the same time, he attacked those who leaked the specific audio, which he said was from 2019, while stressing that the Blaugrana will not have any extra-competitive advantages due to the specific deal.
“I’m very proud of this agreement because it’s an important agreement for Spanish football, it’s totally legal and I don’t think there’s any conflict of interest. What I won’t do is make decisions based on what people might think. I have nothing to hide That’s why I’m here and if necessary until three in the morning
We have very good connections in the Middle East and the people of Saudi Arabia have told us that they want to bring football to their country. Seeing the panorama we decided to speak to Mr Rubiales to see if they might be interested in moving the Super Cup out of Spain.
We of the world also suggested changing the format. From that perspective, it’s been a success and people are very connected. I remember a Supercup in Tangier that is far from what they said now.
The Spanish Football Federation accepted this change of form and signed a form to look outside for various options. We also spoke to Sony about bringing it to Miami. They spoke to other options. “After evaluating it extensively and talking to everyone, they decided to go to Saudi Arabia.” said the leader of Barcelona, among others.
Pique launched an attack on those who leaked the audio, saying the following: “The only illegal thing here is that a private audio was recorded and leaked to the press so you don’t have to be very smart to know who is behind it. These are news that came out in 2019. See the newspaper library. And it wasn’t news. And now, in 2022, that audio has leaked and now it’s news“.
Finally, if he used this trade deal in favor of Barcelona: “XI want to separate what is a commercial arrangement from what I have been doing all my life, which is playing football. I never got help. When you tell me that a trade deal will hurt competition, it means you have no idea who I am.“.
Source: sport 24
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Marcos Llorente scored the only goal in Atletico’s injury-time win over Sevilla, lifting them to third place in La Liga, ahead of Barcelona.
Atletico defeated Sevilla with 1:0 in their procrastination game 4th matchday and overtook Barcelona for 3rd place in the La Liga standings.
The Rojiblancos were superior for most of the game, but in the first half the visitors managed to keep a clean sheet. However, at the start of the second period, Marcos Llorente, one of Diego Simeone’s two half-time substitutes, scored the first goal.
Another change almost made the difference when Caglar Seyunjiu came on in the 66th minute and was sent off four minutes later with a straight red card.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ men failed to threaten against ten opponents and Atlético picked up an important win before half-time.
The program for the 19th matchday
- 01.02. 6:00 p.m Getafe – Rayo Vallecano
- 01.02. 8:15 p.m Real Sociedad – Alaves
- 01.02. 10:30 p.m Valencia – Villarreal
- 01.03. 6:00 p.m Granada – Cadiz
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Real – Mallorca
- 01.03. 8:15 p.m Celta-Betis
- 01.03. 10:30 p.m Girona – Atletico
- 01.04. 6:00 p.m Osasuna – Almeria
- 01.04. 8:15 p.m Seville – Sporty
- 01.04. 10:30 p.m Las Palmas – Barcelona
Source: sport 24
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Real Madrid have suffered a major blow to their central defense due to injuries and one of the things they have on their list ahead of January is the loan of 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan from Zenit.
After the serious injuries to David Alaba and Ender Militao, Real Madrid have entered the transfer market to sign a central defender.
One of the cases that the Merengues are considering, according to AS, is 20-year-old Brazilian central defender Robert Renan, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg. Madrid initially wants to bring him in with a loan and a purchase option for next summer.
The young footballer is exactly the right person to strengthen the Merengues as he is left-footed and can develop into a very good footballer. This particular formula would also satisfy Zenit, but there is a non-football problem.
Groups linked to the Russian state continue to face sanctions from the European Union (and the US) over the military invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, teams cannot receive an amount over 108,000 euros.
Zenit is owned by Gazprom, one of the most famous oil companies (in the world) controlled by the Russian state.
Source: sport 24
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According to the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Barcelona is threatened with exclusion from the new Champions League due to violations of Financial Fair Play. However, the Catalans are not aware of the specific risk.
A few hours after the legal recognition before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the European Super League, a project that Barcelona and Real Madrid have “operated” from the beginning until today, the Blaugrana are in adventure.
A publication by German newspaper Die Welt reports that the Catalans are at risk of being banned from the new Champions League (for up to three years) due to Financial Fair Play violations. Barcelona announced gigantic profits (a whopping 304 million euros), but according to the report, UEFA will audit the finances as the income must only come from “football activities”.
Barcelona reported on its balance sheet revenue from “Barca Studios”, the project that manages the team’s audiovisual material, such as the team’s official channel (Barca TV).
Sources in Barcelona management told Mundo Deportivo that they were unaware of the scenario in question.
Source: sport 24
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