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Fußball, FC Barcelona – UD Almeria, Gerard Pique Verabschiedung Barcelona vs Almeria Gerard Pique in his football farewell during the game against Almeria valid for La Liga at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, today November 5, 2022. Copyright: xx NOG_0042-17

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Fußball, FC Barcelona – UD Almeria, Gerard Pique Verabschiedung Barcelona vs Almeria Gerard Pique in his football farewell during the game against Almeria valid for La Liga at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, today November 5, 2022. Copyright: xx NOG_0042-17
For quite a few months, Gerard Pique has been fully focused on his new soccer investment. Sometime around New Year’s Day, the soccer veteran announced the launch of his brand-new project. In the beginning, most of the fans thought that the Kings League would be a major failure, considering its weird rules.
However, Pique managed to link major names in the soccer universe to his league. That assured the FC Barcelona legend a healthy viewership for most of the games.
As the second season is underway, Pique just announced the comeback of another soccer veteran. Interestingly, quite a few retired soccer stars have made minor appearances in the league. Without a doubt, that has brought a smile to quite on faces.
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Who’s shocking return did Gerard Pique announce?
Gerard Pique and Ibai Llanos have managed to associate quite a few big names with the Kings League. Names like Sergio Aguero and Iker Casillas brought in thousands of views from their fanbases themselves. Other than that, Chicharito also played a role in the inaugural season of the Kings League. Pique also managed to surprisingly get Ronaldinho on board.
The Brazilian soccer legend played one game in the unique soccer league. Following his footsteps, another soccer veteran is preparing to make a major comeback to the game. Former Liverpool striker, Djibril Cisse has signed a deal with Los Troncos FC from the Kings League. It was quite a surprising return for the French forward after he retired from the game in 2021.
Se viene Djibril Cissé en la @KingsLeague! 🪵 https://t.co/kGRiyyso2O
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) May 14, 2023
On Twitter, Pique wrote, “Djibril Cisse is coming in the @KingsLeague!”, as translated by Google Translate. In the announcement video, the soccer striker sported Los Troncos’ green jersey. The club decided to unveil him in quite a unique way. The French striker was fully engrossed in getting his colored braids set in the right direction.
This major announcement has taken place weeks after Pique announced the shocking inclusion of Neymar in the Kings League.
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How will Neymar play a role in the Kings League?
The FC Barcelona legend managed to get Neymar Jr on board for the Brazilian edition of the Kings League. Reportedly, fans from countries like Brazil were quite impressed with the ‘freestyle’ nature of the league. Hence, Pique seemingly found it beneficial to expand his unique soccer investment to Brazil. Neymar will be the second owner of a team in the Brazilian Kings League.

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February 13, 2023, Paris, France, France: NEYMAR JR of PSG during a Paris Saint-Germain press conference, PK, Pressekonferenz at Parc des Princes Stadium on February 13, 2023 in Paris, France. Paris France – ZUMAm308 20230213_zsp_m308_046 Copyright: xMatthieuxMirvillex
The mighty Ronaldinho has already acquired a team in the Brazilian edition. His idea with Ibai Llanos to create a breakaway and unique league from the regular soccer leagues has turned out to become a multimillion idea. From the ‘final four’ of the inaugural edition at Camp Nou, Pique cashed out more than $3 million as profit.
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