Former Barcelona defender and current FC Andorra owner Gerard Pique was banned for two months on Wednesday after a heated row with a referee.
The 39-year-old businessman, who retired from playing in 2022, became involved in an argument after Andorra’s 1-0 defeat to Albacete last week in the second division.
Referee Alonso de Ena Wolf wrote in his report after the game that Pique, along with other members of Andorra’s staff and playing squad, confronted the officiating team.
The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee said Pique had been “suspended for two months for notorious and public acts that undermine sporting dignity and decorum, based on the facts recorded in the referee’s report”.
Separately, the committee also banned Pique for “six matches for acts involving minor violence toward the referees”.
Andorra president Ferran Vilaseca was issued a four-month suspension, while sporting director Jaume Nogues and several other members of the club staff were also banned.
Ena Wolf said Pique told him to “leave with an escort so nobody attacks you” after complaining about refereeing decisions made during the game.
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“In another country they would beat you up, but here in Andorra we are a civilised country,” Pique added, according to Ena Wolf’s report.
The referee said that after getting into their vehicle to leave, Nogues told the officials, “I hope you have an accident”.
Pique said on social media last week that the club had previously sent a letter to the federation asking that Ena Wolf not referee any of its games..
Published on May 06, 2026