Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Federation, commented on the decision to retire Barcelona defender Gerard Pique in the last hours, and his position on the World Cup in Qatar<\/p>\n
Rubiales said, during comments reported by the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo: \u201cPique\u2019s decision surprised me, and I think he studied the matter a lot, and the decision must be respected<\/p>\n
\u201cHe sent me a short message, he is an exceptional player and one of the best defenders in the world,\u201d added the president of the Spanish Football Federation<\/p>\n
In response to the possibility of Pique being in the Qatar World Cup, after his name was in the preliminary list, he commented: \u201cThe list is secret, but if coach Luis Enrique puts it in it, it is a good thing, and for me I will like what the coach will decide in the end<\/p>\n
Regarding the whistles of the fans against Pique, he explained: \u201cWhen you weigh the good and the bad, you will find that what he contributed to the benefit of his team was much more than those events with the fans, and imagine that we will now have someone like him who will encourage the team and want the best for him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Federation, commented on the decision to retire Barcelona defender Gerard Pique in the last hours, and his position on the World Cup in Qatar Rubiales said, during comments reported by the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo: \u201cPique\u2019s decision surprised me, and I think he studied the matter a lot, and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n