Pique: Will prosecute the leaker of the phone recording Barca and I did not get the referee benefit

Live Bar April 19 News Late at night on April 18, Barca centre-back Pique responded to a report by The Secret on the Twitch channel. Pique said it was intended to formally prosecute the leakers. Pique stressed that the Spanish Super Cup was able to move to Saudi Arabia because his Kosmos company has a good business relationship with the Middle East, while Barca and himself have not profited from the game.

Earlier in the day, The Secret exposed a recording of a phone call between Pique and Spanish Football Association President Rubiales years ago, in which the two discussed the specific details of the Spanish Super Cup move to Saudi Arabia.

Here is a transcript of Pique's conversation with Corbe radio host Juan ma-Castanios.

Do you intend to take legal action against the person who obtained the recording of the call?

yes. President Rubiales has also taken legal action.

Have you talked to President Rubiales recently?

Yes, I talked to Chairman Rubiales because he was worried that there would be any new recordings that would come to light. I said to him that we should remain calm. You should have absolute trust in Chairman Rubiales, because he is an honest and noble man who has never taken a single penny of commission that should not be taken. I have absolute trust in him.

I don't know what recordings will be exposed. I remember we also discussed the former king on the phone. I also told Chairman Rubiales these two days that maybe the former king could help (prevent the recording from being exposed).

- Assuming that the Spanish Super Cup is run by a Real Madrid player, do you think public opinion will be more directed at this Real Madrid player or will it be more directed at the Spanish Football Association?

Let's leave it at that. I'm not involved in your assumptions. It is clear that the timing of the leak of the recording is malicious, and the other party is using old news from many years ago to create news.

- Do you have an agreement with the Spanish Football Association?

We only receive commissions from Sela companies that are affiliated with the Saudi government. There is no commercial agreement between me and the Spanish Football Federation.

- Jokes about Atletico in the phone recordings

That was just a casual remark at the time, because I think President Rubiales liked Real Madrid. Telling jokes is not against the law, exposing the recording is against the law. As long as you reveal other people's recordings, you are infringing on your rights.

- Leak of the recording

Three days ago, the Secret newspaper called me and said that in three days it would publish something. While ethical is debatable, it is legal. However, if you make a profit from it, it is illegal. Three years ago, the trading process was announced, and it was also revealed that commissions were generated. At that time, no one paid attention to this matter, but now it is full of storms in the city.

I won't mention anybody's name, much less [La Liga president] Tebas' name. Our company has discussed business with La Liga and UEFA, and when we put different trading options in front of them, they were very interested. If you want to know the details now, there's nothing I can't say.

- Good relations with President Rubiales

I'd like to call him "Ruby" and we have a good relationship. I used to play for the national team, so he was also my president. I also have a good relationship with Busquets, Alba, and Nacho. But I know how to separate business from playing football. In life, I never beg for help, and no one gives me anything. This commercial agreement will not hurt anyone. Some people just smear for the sake of smear.

Don't you think there is a conflict of interest for the Spanish Football Association?

In today's society, people always suspect that things are catty. Just because someone has done this doesn't mean that everyone has done it. Do you think the president of the FOOTBALL Association will specifically greet the referee for this agreement? In last year's La Liga play-offs, my Andorra club team was awarded a penalty in a match between Real Sociedad B and was sent off to only nine players on the field, and finally eliminated. The president of the Football Association should try to make more money for the Spanish Football Association. If he does, then he deserves the presidency. All companies have this rule within themselves. Anything, as long as I feel like having fun, I won't give up. I never do anything because I'm afraid of what other people say. I know what I'm doing.

Your Andorran club managed to advance to La Liga

At that time, the Spanish Football Association announced that a team that could pay its debts (to help The Reus Club) could take up the promotion quota of the Club of Reus. We expressed our willingness to the Spanish Football Association, and although there are other teams that are willing to pay for it, we are the only one in Catalonia who is willing to pay for the place. The process is clear and unambiguous.

Is there a moral problem with your direct involvement in negotiations and determining commissions?

There is no conflict of interest. 100% of the commission is contracted by the Spanish Football Team. I just help determine the trading pattern. I was helpful. I play football and I do business, and there is no contradiction between the two.

I just gave the Spanish Football Association a chance. In the past, playing a Super Cup, the Spanish Football Association could only get 120,000 euros in revenue, and now it can get 40 million euros in revenue. Could it be that the La Liga referee will be extra polite to us (Barca) because of this?

- The Super Cup move to Saudi Arabia, is this the idea that the Spanish Football Association came up with, or is it a proposal from Kosmos?

Our company has a good relationship with the Middle East, not only Saudi Arabia. Someone told us that we could bring some official Spanish matches to Saudi Arabia, so we went to talk to President Rubiales. Changing the Super Cup from a single-game final to a tournament system is also proposed by our company. The Chair liked the suggestion. Saudi Arabia is not the only candidate, we have also considered Miami, Morocco's Tangier, Qatar.

- Do you think commissions are normal?

In general, the 10% commission level is low. Commissions can also be as high as 15%-20%. Commission levels are determined by all parties together.

- Change the Super Cup format

The change in the Format of the Super Cup is from 2020. If it weren't for the change in format, Real Madrid might not have been willing to participate in the Super Cup. You see, Real Madrid has not only participated in the past few years, but also won the Super Cup this year. You tell me, in the past three years, Barca or I myself have received help on the field?

(Deep in the ocean)