At the beginning of 2023, Gerard Pique introduced the Kings League. It was a new soccer competition by the FC Barcelona legend and it gained quite the attention. Last weekend, he just completed the second season at the Civitas Metropolitano. Despite a decent second season, his best friend cum business partner handed him a severe ‘reality check’. He stated that the Kings League did not make him as happy anymore.

Over time, the league has had tons of controversies. It started from an incorrect refereeing decision and stretched to Kun Aguero leaking sensitive details about his relationship with a co-worker.

Ibai Llanos blurts out a harsh reality check for Pique’s Kings league

The Kings League once seemed like a revolutionary idea. In fact, FC Barcelona’s President Joan Laporta also praised the idea after its first season. He revealed that he was quick to accept when Pique asked him about organizing the ‘final four’ at Camp Nou. And that turned out to be the right decision. The retired defender managed to sell more than 92,000 tickets and reaped a profit of over $3 million.

Many fans stated that the second season of the new competition wasn’t as good as the first one. Despite signing a broadcasting deal, the viewership and revenues still dropped. In recent times, Ibai Llanos decided to speak about the harsh reality surrounding the league. He quoted, “At the beginning, it made me very happy, now not so much”, as compiled by Marca and translated by DeepL.

“It’s the most sincere thing I can talk about”. Controversies haven’t been a stranger to all of them. In the beginning, the Kings League was in the spotlight after an incorrect call from the referee during a game. Pique’s reaction after that is what went viral. The retired defender ended up leaving the group of his own soccer league.

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What have been some of those controversies? Let’s dive deeper.

Gerard Pique and his Kings League definitely aren’t controversy-free

Months ago, there was a rule breach on the pitch during a Kings League game. The referees had messed it up and Gerard Pique himself decided to step in. He ordered that those controversial minutes should be replayed. But the Presidents of the two teams that were playing on the pitch had different views. They had an extremely heated argument on that day and also on the After Kings show.

A report once claimed that he left the Whatsapp group of his own league. This happened several months ago but in recent times something else has come up. Sergio Aguero was quite open about his current scenario with Ibai Llanos. The striker said that he hadn’t liked something that the Twitch veteran had texted and their friendship was on the line. Such is the case of Pique’s Kings League.

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