Former Barcelona and Spain -star Gerard Pique today testified in court as part of the process that investigates the tendering process with regard to the Spanish Supercup. Pique's Kosmos Company mediated the first deal to bring the Spanish Supercup to Saudi Arabia with the Middle Eastern country and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Pique is accused of fraud and corruption between companies for his role in the deal, whereby cosmos takes comissions of more than € 10 million over the contracts, of which € 1.6 million was paid to him this year. The Catalan star has defended his innocence in this case, such as former RFEF president Luis Rubiales, accused of the same charges.
According to Relo, Pique defended himself and said that he was a Barcelona player when the deal was closed had no influence on the comissions he earned from the deal. Sport says he admitted that he called Rubiales for his help receiving those comissions after Saudi Arabia had not initially paid.
Their report ensures that Pique was about to see during his testimony, and specifically requested to make a statement to the court. In a trembling voice, Pique explained that the case caused him and his reputation 'enormous damage' and that he had concluded the best possible contract for the RFEF. He also claimed that he did not earn the damage, and that I would have a statue in another country. '
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