Alfredo Relaño looks at the continuing fall-out from the polemic regarding Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales, Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos.
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Piqué moves into his mid to late thirties threatened by recurring injuries. He is not Superman, but he is also not an incurable cripple.
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Before the competition was changed, the 2019 Super Cup would have been played out by Barcelona and Valencia, champions of La Liga and champions of the Copa del Rey.
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Rubiales wanted to improve the Spanish Super Cup and he achieved that, with more money for the clubs and more money for the Spanish FA.
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The leaked El Confidencial recordings reveal that Gerard Piqué intended to ask King Emeritus Juan Carlos to help facilitate the Saudi Super Cup deal
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Recordings and documents were revealed by El Confidencial about the secret pact made between the Barcelona player and the RFEF president, something honestly disgusting.
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