Gerard Pique takes down La Liga President Javier Tebas over ‘circus’ jab King’s League, says he made a ‘joke and show’ out of it

the La Liga president's remarks were not replied to by the former Barcelona center back.

Gerard Pique takes down La Liga President Javier Tebas over ‘circus’ jab King’s League, says he made a ‘joke and show’ out of it

Javier Tebas is not a fan of Gerard Pique's Kings League. (Credit: MARCA)

Gerard Pique was unfazed by the comments made by La Liga president Javier Tebas about King’s League back in January. The La Liga president compared Gerard Pique‘s brainchild with a “circus” that has no comparison to the ginormous football industry.

Six months later, Pique replied to the comments in an interview. The president of the league said, “I wasn’t bothered when Javier Tebas called the Kings League a circus. On the contrary, it was great for us. We made a joke and a show out of it.” Pique’s league has seen a steady growth in terms of star power as well as business in the past couple of years.

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Pique had compared himself with Javier Tebas as both of them obtain the same position in their respective organisations, albeit Pique’s being in its infancy. However, Tebas was not a fan or the comparison that Pique made. He said, “This is as if you compare that if Pasalabra can be a competitor of the League. The only thing that seems to be that it is played with a ball and that goals must be scored. We’ll see how much we talk about the Kings League.”  “I like it as a circus, but it is not comparable to the football industry.”

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When Gerard Pique retired from professional football in 2022, it was said to be because of a special project he wanted to concentrate on. The Kings League was introduced in November of the same year. Since then, many big-name former players like Andrea Pirlo, Sergio Aguero, Iker Casillas, Javier Hernandez and Ronaldinho have played in the league. It is gaining popularity every passing day and looks set to stay in the future.

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Gerard Pique’s various businesses

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Gerard Pique has various business interests (Credit: MARCA)

Since retirement, Gerard Pique has been concentrating on his business ventures outside the pitch. The former Manchester United center-back has various businesses in various fields.

His main venture is the entertainment company, Kosmos. He created the company with Rakuten founder, Hiroshi Mikitani. The company owns the rights to the Davis Cup. But their main venture is now the recently founded Kings League. Pique dedicates most of his time to this.

He owns the club, FC Andorra which plays in the second division in Spain. The club has enjoyed massive success under his ownership as it was in the fifth division when the player purchased it. He also owns an E-Sports team called KOI along with Twitch streamer Ibai Lanos. It competes in games like League of Legends and Valorant tournaments. Other than that, he has a real estate conglomerate known as Kerad Holding.

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