“I didn’t watch any World Cup game,” Former Barcelona star Gerard Pique opens up about relationship with Lionel Messi after his retirement

Gerard Pique explains why he could not congratulate former FC Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi on winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

“I didn’t watch any World Cup game,” Former Barcelona star Gerard Pique opens up about relationship with Lionel Messi after his retirement

Gerard Pique has been making headlines ever since his retirement from professional football. Recently, he gave an interview with renowned TikToker John Nellis, talking about not congratulating his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup. Pique and Leo Messi have been together since their La Masia days.

Despite playing together for more than a decade, Gerard Pique revealed that he did not congratulate Lionel Messi after the 2022 FIFA World Cup. “No, not really. Since my retirement I have disconnected from football,” Pique told Nellis. The 35-year-old also claimed that he could not watch any of the World Cup games except for the final. “My last few months were hard,” Gerard Pique added.

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Apart from this, John Nellis also asked Pique who he thought was the best player in the world right now. “As a striker and for various reasons I would say, Messi. He is the best in the world right now and I think he is the best ever in this game among those who won the World Cup. It was his dream,” the Spaniard exclaimed. He also mentioned players like Iker Casillas, Cesc Fabregas, and Carles Puyol among the best footballers that he had played with.

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Things haven’t been smooth for Gerard Pique lately, as he has been in turmoil for months. Pique’s controversial split with Shakira and the beginning of his new relationship with Clara Chia have kept the former footballer busy dealing with all the headlines.

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Did Gerard Pique betray Lionel Messi?

Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi playing for FC Barcelona

Gerard Pique’s bond with Lionel Messi has certainly fractured since the Argentine’s exit from Camp Nou. According to several Spanish outlets, Gerard Pique even intimidated the Blaugrana board to push for La Pulga’s exit from Barcelona. Pique described the situation as ‘financially suitable’ for the club.

After Lionel Messi completed his move to PSG, his friend Alfonso Aguilera also took shots at the former Catalan defender and accused him of betraying the ’10’ of the Albiceleste. Aguilera indicated via Instagram that it was Pique who tried convincing Joan Laporte, the FC Barcelona president, to carry on with a sporting project without Messi.

The former Barcelona duo won numerous titles at Camp Nou together. Although, according to reports from MARCA, Messi called Gerard Pique ‘Judas’ which means ‘traitor’ in Spanish. This, coupled with reports of the former Barca number 10s presence at Shakira’s birthday party, has spelt doom for the relationship between the two members of the fabled Barca team.

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