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Pique Receives Two-Month Ban After Referee Clash

Gerard Pique was handed a two‑month suspension by the Spanish federation after a verbal spat with a referee during FC Andorra’s 1‑0 loss to Albacete. The ban follows the referee’s report accusing Pique of threatening remarks.

Gerard Pique, now co‑owner of FC Andorra, was suspended for two months after an altercation with referee Alonso de Ena Wolf during the club’s recent defeat. The referee’s post‑match report cited Pique’s comments that the referee should leave with security and that violence would be tolerated elsewhere but not in Andorra. The disciplinary committee cited “notorious and public acts that undermine sporting dignity.” lebandit.lat

Other Andorra staff members were also sanctioned: club president Ferran Vilaseca received a four‑month ban and sporting director Jaume Nogues was suspended. FC Andorra remain 10th in the second‑division standings.