“I Have the Right to Go” – Despite Derogatory ‘Shakira’ and ‘B**tard’ Chants, Gerard Pique Deems Attending Relegated Club’s Games Next Season as His Obligation

Gerard Pique represented FC Barcelona on the soccer pitch for more than a decade. Over the years, he became a fan favorite in Spain. Along with being one of the best defenders in the country, Pique also went on to become a club legend. However, his stature has taken a hit with his supporters. The soccer veteran and Shakira always faced a tough time with the supporters of a particular Spanish soccer club.

Unfortunately, the club suffered relegation to the second division this season. But the retired defender is an owner himself of a soccer club in the second division. He rightfully ‘obliged’ to attend the clash between his club and the currently relegated La Liga club without any fuss next season.

Which club’s games does Pique feel obliged to attend?

Gerard Pique currently owns FC Andorra. It is safe to say that this club underwent a top-notch season. FC Andorra finished seventh on the points table just outside the promotion playoff spots. Positively, they will challenge for a promotion playoff spot to La Liga next season as well. However, they will witness the company of another La Liga club.

This season was sadly RCD Espanyol’s final season in the top flight of Spanish soccer. La Liga confirmed their ‘relegation’ status last week. Sadly, the club will drop to the second tier of Spanish soccer next season where Pique’s club already is. In the past years, the FC Barcelona legend and his ex-girlfriend have faced a huge chunk of criticism during matches by RCD Espanyol fans.

Despite the major rivalry, Pique announced, “Next year I will be in the box of the Cornellà Stadium as president of Andorra, there will be an Espanyol-Andorra and I have the right to go”, as transcribed by Mundo Deportivo and translated by Google Translate. The second division’s calendar for the upcoming 2023-24 season will be available for public perusal in the next weeks.

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But why does Pique not share a friendly bond with the RCD Espanyol fans? After retiring from soccer, he once thoroughly reflected on the same. Let’s dive deeper into his statements.

RCD Espanyol fans had no mercy on Pique and Shakira

Just after his retirement, Pique spoke about all the good and bad moments of his career in an interview. Without a doubt, his rivalry with the RCD Espanyol fans was a hot topic to discuss. In relation to the same, he said, “I just miss the competitiveness and those electric environments, the matches at the Bernabeu and Cornella”.

Regarding the insults, he continued, “A lot. But it motivated me. I got to the point that to protect myself I went to the field and thought that the followers were actors. In the end, it no longer affected me”. The soccer veteran always received a hostile reception from this set of fans. Once, they even called Pique a ‘bas**rd’ as part of a chant.

On several occasions, the fans displayed and chanted derogatory comments towards Shakira, his girlfriend, at that time.

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