Gerard Pique has revealed to The Players’ Tribune how his mobile phone got him into trouble early on in his Manchester United career with an irate Roy Keane but it’s now being put to good use to wind up Real Madrid’s players.
The defender told various anecdotes from his time in the game and dismissed the notion that Barcelona and Real Madrid players are constantly at odds with each other.
Pique explained that Barca and Madrid’s players — many of whom represent Spain together — are even in a WhatsApp…
Lionel Messi’s 600th goal for club and country was the difference as Barcelona moved eight points clear of Atletico atop La Liga.
Lionel Messi’s 600th goal for club and country was the difference as Barcelona moved eight points clear of Atletico atop La Liga.
Lionel Messi’s spectacular first-half free-kick handed Barcelona a crucial 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou to send the unbeaten league leaders eight points clear of their opponents at the top of the table.
Diego Simeone’s challengers started cautiously but ended up with four strikers on the pitch although Barcelona held firm to earn a narrow but deserved triumph.
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Barcelona had no time to rest after Thursday’s disappointing draw against Las Palmas but still managed to score…
Gerard Pique reflects on his journey at Barcelona, the club’s second treble and more following his contract extension.
Gerard Pique reflects on his journey at Barcelona, the club’s second treble and more following his contract extension.
Gerard Pique reflects on his journey at Barcelona, the club’s second treble and more following his contract extension.
Gerard Pique reflects on his journey at Barcelona, the club’s second treble and more following his contract extension.
Gerard Pique reflects on his journey at Barcelona, the club’s second treble and more following his contract extension.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said he is excited to be the driving force behind International Tennis Federation (ITF) plans to revamp the Davis Cup.
Pique’s company, Kosmos, will invest $3 billion into the sport over the next 25 years to not just help transform the Davis Cup into the World Cup of Tennis, but also to help develop the game worldwide.
Kosmos, an investment group founded by Pique, is backed by Hiroshi Mikitani, the chairman and CEO of Japanese company Rakuten, who have been Barca’s…
Ernesto Valverde credits substitute Philippe Coutinho for propelling Barcelona to their Copa del Rey semi-final win over Valencia.
After booking their return to the Copa del Rey final, the ESPN FC crew reflect on Barcelona’s evolution since their Spanish Super Cup loss against Real Madrid.
BARCELONA — Gerard Pique missed training on Saturday but has been included in the Barcelona squad for Sunday’s league game against Getafe and should be fit to face Chelsea in the Champions League.
Pique played over 80 minutes in Thursday’s win against Copa del Rey semifinal win against Valencia despite picking up a knee injury at Espanyol last weekend.
The defender was clearly in pain by the time he was taken off, with TV images showing him holding his knee on the bench, and has not been able to…
Gerard Pique put a finger to his lips to silence the crowd after scoring in Barcelona’s draw at Espanyol.
La Liga has announced that it will now notify the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) of “clear simulations and provocative goal celebrations” which are not mentioned in the referee’s game report after Espanyol supporters objected to Gerard Pique’s goal celebration in Barcelona’s draw at Espanyol on Sunday.
The Competition Committee of the RFEF did not take any action against Pique because it was not reflected in the referee’s report.
Pique celebrated by putting his finger to his lips to silence…
With no goals or assists in his first four games, ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe explains why Barcelona shouldn’t worry about Philippe Coutinho just yet.
BARCELONA — Gerard Pique has been included in Barcelona’s squad for Thursday’s Copa del Rey semifinal second leg at Valencia despite injuring his knee during the weekend’s draw with Espanyol.
Initial fears were that the defender would be out for a month, but his grandfather, former Barca director Amador Bernabeu, allayed those fears earlier this week, predicting he would only be out for 10 days.
However, Pique has defied even that prediction, coming through Wednesday’s training session without…
Watch the full match highlights as Gerard Pique scored a late header for Barcelona in the Catalunya derby as Ernesto Valverdes men drew 1-1 with Espanyol
Pique rose highest to head home a Lionel Messi free kick in the 83rd minute, cancelling out Gerard Morenos opener to salvage a point for Barcelona in the derby.
After a rain-soaked and fiery Catalan derby, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner delves into the key talking points and Gerard Pique’s impact.
No action will be taken against Gerard Pique for his goal celebration against Espanyol at the weekend, but La Liga has said that similar cases could be punished in future.
Pique scored Barca’s late equaliser in Sunday’s Catalan derby and celebrated by raising his finger to his lips to shush the home supporters.
La Liga chief Javier Tebas indicated earlier this week that there could be a ban for Pique because the celebration could be seen as provocative.
However, the Royal Spanish Football Federation…
After a rain-soaked and fiery Catalan derby, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner delves into the key talking points and Gerard Pique’s impact.
Watch the full match highlights as Gerard Pique scored a late header for Barcelona in the Catalunya derby as Ernesto Valverdes men drew 1-1 with Espanyol
Pique rose highest to head home a Lionel Messi free kick in the 83rd minute, cancelling out Gerard Morenos opener to salvage a point for Barcelona in the derby.
Gerard Pique’s header ensured a point in the Catalan derby as Barcelona set a club record for longest unbeaten start to a La Liga season.
Gerard Pique’s header ensured a point in the Catalan derby as Barcelona set a club record for longest unbeaten start to a La Liga season.
Gerard Pique is likely to miss this week’s Copa del Rey semifinal against Valencia with a knee injury and faces a race against time to be 100 percent fit for the Champions League game against Chelsea later this month.
Pique, who scored Barcelona’s late equaliser in Sunday’s draw with Espanyol, sustained the injury during the second half of the hard-fought Catalan derby at Cornella-El Prat.
The defender underwent tests at the club’s training ground on Monday. And while things are not as bad as first…
Gerard Pique headed home Lionel Messi’s free kick to earn Barcelona a point.
Barcelona came from behind with Gerard Pique’s late goal salvaging a 1-1 draw against Espanyol on Sunday, in a spiky Catalan derby on a waterlogged pitch in Cornella.
The Catalans maintained their unbeaten run in La Liga, stretching it to a club-record 22 games, thanks to Pique’s 82nd minute intervention, heading home substitute Lionel Messi’s free kick.
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Stopping Espanyol from recording their second victory in a month over Barcelona, who had gone nearly a decade without suffering defeat…
Javier Mascherano struggled to hold back the tears as he announced his exit from Barcelona after nearly eight years.
Javier Mascherano has told Gerard Pique in an interview for The Players’ Tribune that it was a “thankless task” to be a defender at Barcelona at times and that playing out of position was the reason he considered leaving the club on more than one occasion.
Mascherano left Barca for Hebei Fortune this month but came close to departing several times in the last few years, including for Juventus in 2016.
The Argentina international says the reason he thought about leaving so many times was…