Currently Making Just $80, Soccer Star Begs Gerard Pique to Increase Salaries as His Million Dollar Project Enters 3-Week Windfall

Gerard Pique shocked the soccer world last year by announcing his retirement mid-season. The former Barcelona defender, who owns Kosmos, announced an unconventional soccer competition last year. The Kings League, a seven-side team competition, started its first season in January this year. 

It was a success, as the competition garnered enormous viewership. The summer split of the men’s tournament started this month with the Queens League, the women’s tournament. However, the summer split is posting some concerning viewership numbers. And now one of the players made a sensational request to Pique. Let us look at what specifically the demand is and the viewership numbers. 

Kings League player makes a compensation request to Gerard Pique

The salaries of Kings League players are garnering attraction. They get a fixed salary of $80 per match. Recently, one of the players from the xBuyer team was on Chup Chup Kings before day four. Pablo Beguer spoke about the compensation during the show and feels owners should look at it.

Beguer said, “I think the league is going very well, and we could be a little more compensated.” The club owners and Pique has taken the issue up. There has been a statement recently from Pique over it.

Pique stated, “Now it is true that they charge little because the league generates little because it also spends a lot so that people can enjoy.” However, Pique has affirmed that players will get paid more if the league generates more.

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Recently, a shocking update regarding the Kings League came to light. Kosmos signed a TV rights deal with Mediaset to broadcast the 8 pm games on Cuatro. Meanwhile, the details of the deal were unknown. According to Newspaper El Economista, the arrangement is worth around $965,000. It is only for the 12 match days as per the same publication. It remains to be seen how Pique and Kosmos respond to the news.

Kings League losing viewership

Since the summer split of the league started, the viewership is falling continuously for the last three weeks. The decline in viewership is raising concerns over the popularity of the league after a tremendous response to the winter split.

We can expect some crucial steps taken by the club owners and Kosmos to get the viewership back on track. It will be intriguing to watch whether the Kings and Queens League reignite the interest of soccer fans or not.

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Let us know your thoughts on the Kings League. What could be the reason for the fans losing interest in the league?