After the King's Cup quarterfinal match against Bilbao, Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, who criticized the president of the Spanish La Liga, does not intend to stop.
Yesterday in the La Liga championship, Barcelona lost crucial points away against Villarreal. The referee's performance in this match was shaky - the hosts handled the ball in the penalty area twice, and a similar episode should have been recorded in Barcelona's penalty area.
G. Pique vents his anger towards La Liga president Javier Tebas, even though he is completely unrelated to the work of referees and their appointments - they are selected for each match by the Spanish Football Federation.
Leaving the field and pointing sarcastically towards the stands where J. Tebas was sitting, Barcelona defender provocatively asked if he saw the referee's work: "Did you see him? Yes, you (J. Tebas - ed.), did you see him?"
The Spanish Football Federation so far reacts slowly to G. Pique's actions and comments after each match. In England, Jose Mourinho, who often talks about referees' work, would probably have already earned several match suspensions.
Furthermore, the local press speculates that G. Pique is trying to stir up a conflict of interests. The La Liga president has publicly revealed that he supports Madrid's Real club, so the Barcelona defender is trying to accuse the league president of being biased against their club.
As mentioned, referees in the Spanish league are selected by the Spanish Football Federation, not by the La Liga authority, where a high-ranking official has stated that he is "anti-Madridista" (not a fan of the Real club - ed.).
Pique left the field like this and gestured towards the stands. Who were these gestures directed at? #ElDíaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/MNe9c5CXx9
