A Spanish judge is investigating Gerard Piqué for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the transfer of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia
A Spanish judge investigates the former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué for alleged involvement in illegal payments in the transfer of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. The judge Delia Rodrigo concluded that there were indications of irregularities in the agreement between Piqué’s company, Kosmos, and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), according to a court document.
According to court documents, the former president of the RFEF Luis Rubialesthe Sela Sport Company, owned by the Government of Saudi Arabia, and Gerard Piqué They signed agreements in 2019 and 2020 in which the former Spanish defender’s company would receive 40 million euros ($43.3 million) as a “success bonus” for holding matches in Saudi territory each year. The RFEF was going to receive 400 million euros, according to the agreement.
“The facts that are investigated in this procedure have their origin in possible illegalities with criminal significance in the contracting or agreements,” he wrote. Delia Rodrigowhose court has been investigating since June 2022 whether Rubiales committed a crime of disloyal government when the RFEF agreed with Piqué’s company Kosmos to transfer the tournament.
The move to Saudi Arabia, under the magnifying glass
In March, police raided the RFEF headquarters and an apartment belonging to Rubiales and detained seven people in a corruption investigation into the multimillion-dollar deal. The police informed Luis Rubialeswho denied any wrongdoing, was suspected in the investigation in April after returning from spending two months in the Dominican Republic on what he described as a business trip.
Gerard Piqué, who played for Barcelona in Super Cup matches in Saudi Arabia, initially received an annual payment of four million euros for six years. It was later extended for four more years.
Pedro Rochawho at that time headed the economic department of the RFEF, did not call a meeting of the economic commission, as he should have done, to analyze the four-year extension of the agreement.
The leader was elected president of the RFEF last month despite having been placed under investigation after testifying as a witness before the judge and stating that he had no knowledge or responsibility in any of the alleged crimes being investigated in the case.
Source: Ambito
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