Spanish judge freezes a bank account of Piqué’s company amid probe into Saudi deal to host Super Cup

By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge has ordered a bank account of a company run by former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué to be frozen while she investigates suspicions of corruption in the hosting of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Piqué’s sports entertainment company Kosmos says it will appeal the decision and underscored that neither the company nor Piqué were identified by the court as being under investigation. Kosmos was involved in the 2020 deal between the Spanish soccer federation and Saudi officials to play the Spanish Super Cup in the country. The probe was started in 2022 following a leaked conversation by Piqué and former federation president Luis Rubiales regarding millions of euros in commissions.