Pique offers to quit Spain before 2018 if referendum views 'a problem'

Published on: 01 October 2017

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Pique offers to quit Spain before 2018 if referendum views 'a problem'

Gerard Pique had already announced he would retire from international football after next summer's World Cup but is now willing to go earlier if his views are deemed a problem

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says he will retire from international football before the World Cup if his support for Catalonia's independence referendum is deemed a problem.

Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 in an empty stadium on Sunday following unrest in the city, and the 30-year-old described it as his "hardest game".

"I think I can continue," said Pique.

"But if the board really thinks I'm a problem, I will take a step back and leave the national team before 2018."

Pique offers to quit Spain before 2018 if referendum views 'a problem'

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