Gerard Piqué – Football Scout

Sources: Barcelona’s Gerard Pique was close to Notts County purchase

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Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar. Barcelona defender Gerard Pique was close to putting together a deal to buy English club Notts County this summer, sources have told ESPN FC.
Sources have confirmed to ESPN FC that Pique was “close” to adding County — who play in the National League, the fifth tier of English football — to his growing number of businesses away from Barca.
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Pique’s Kosmos Global Holding group held talks with County’s former owner Alan Hardy in London earlier this year. However, with a court date pending over an…

Sources: Pique to meet Barca president as tensions rise at club

Steve Nicol says Lionel Messi alone won’t solve Barcelona’s concerns on the pitch in what is shaping up to be a tight La Liga title race.

With Lionel Messi set to miss more games with a groin injury, the FC crew question if Ernesto Valverde can turn Barca’s fortunes around.

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Gerard Pique will hold talks with Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu as tensions escalate between the players and the board at the Spanish champions, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Spanish radio first reported that Pique and Bartomeu would hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the defender’s recent comments. Sources consulted by ESPN FC could not confirm that a meeting would take place, but did say they will speak at some point.
Pique and Bartomeu have a good relationship and chat regularly…

U.S. tour to blame for Barca problems – Pique

Craig Burley says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde’s struggles can only get worse if Lionel Messi’s injury against Villarreal sidelines the star man.

Julien Laurens questions where new Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann can fit in alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the team’s formation.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique blamed the club’s preseason trips to the United States and Japan for their shaky start to the season.
The Catalans narrowly beat Villarreal 2-1 on Tuesday to provisionally move up to fourth in La Liga with 10 points from six games.
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Pique: Neymar must ‘speak out’ for Barca return

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Julien Laurens dismisses the possibility of Neymar joining Real Madrid on loan, even if Florentino Perez wa…

Pique’s Andorra moves into division vs. Barca B

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Jurgen Klopp speaks exclusively to ESPN to explain why Liverpool’s “perfect performance” vs. Barcelona was his favorite moment so far. Andorra, who are owned by Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, have bought Reus’ place in the Spanish third division for almost €500,000, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Monday.
Pique’s company, Kosmo Global Holding, took control of Andorra in January when the club were playing in the Catalan Premier Division, a regionalised league within the fifth tier of the Spanish football pyramid.
In addition to purchasing Andorra, the Catalan has also been involved in the restructuring…

Gerard Pique immense, Lionel Messi rather quiet as Barca take slim lead back to Camp Nou

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MANCHESTER, England — Luke Shaw’s first-half own goal handed Barcelona the advantage over Manchester United in their Champions League quarterfinal as the Catalans won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Shaw turned Luis Suarez’s header into his own net early in the first half after Lionel Messi had teed up the Uruguayan at the far post. The goal stood after a review from VAR to check if there had been an offside in the build-up.

David De Gea made a good save from Philippe Coutinho to stop Barca…

Barcelona’s Pique warns teammates to put Manchester United away if given chance

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MANCHESTER, England — Gerard Pique warned former side Manchester United that Barcelona will put the tie to bed if they get the chance in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg.
Pique, who spent four years at United as a youngster, returns to Old Trafford this week for the first time since moving back to Barca in 2008.
Barca start the tie as favourites but United come into the clash buoyed by an impressive comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in the last round. Pique says he watched…

Lionel Messi shirt swap death threats not Gerard Pique’s fault – Barca director

Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop contextualize Lionel Messi’s dominance after the Barcelona star reached 40 goals for the 10th straight season.
Barcelona director Guillermo Amor says it’s unacceptable to hold Gerard Pique responsible for the death threats received by Espanyol player Adria Pedrosa.
Pedrosa, 20, has been subjected to a barrage of abuse from his own supporters after asking to swap shirts with Barca forward Lionel Messi at the end of Saturday’s Catalan derby at Camp Nou, which Espanyol lost 2-0.
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La Sexta journalist Maria Martinez led the criticism against Pique, claiming he was to blame for the threats because of the player’s…

Espanyol hit back at Pique claims he has more money than their budget

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Espanyol have released a statement describing their values in response to Gerard Pique’s claim he has more money than the Catalan club’s entire budget.
The Barcelona defender was speaking light-heartedly ahead of this weekend’s Catalan derby between the two sides, where he joked on Movistar +: “I have more money than Espanyol’s budget this year. Nope, not just €57 million, it’s plenty more than that.”

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Espanyol hit back, however, highlighting their club values — including the tribute…

Barcelona’s Pique criticises anti-Spanish chanting in Catalonia’s win over Venezuela

Gerard Pique’s 10th match for Catalonia was his first since retiring from Spain’s national team.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said he told supporters making anti-Spanish chants to “shut up” as he returned to international football in Catalonia’s 2-1 friendly victory over Venezuela.
Pique — who retired from Spain’s national team after the World Cup last year — led out a side at Girona’s Montilivi Stadium that also included former Barca stars Bojan Krkic, Marc Bartra, Aleix Vidal and Oriol Romeu.
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However, the game’s main talking point came when Pique, who has been a prominent speaker during…

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