The former footballer is the creator of this 7-a-side football league, in which streaming personalities and other retired players compete. This weekend he made the news by announcing an alleged deal with Casio and arriving at the wheel of a Twingo. It already has figures such as Sergio Agüero and Iker Casillas, among others. This Sunday, he added more than a million followers on the Twitch platform.
Gerard Pique is in the lead. After retiring from football, the former defender has been in the news all the time. And not precisely because of his career on the playing field. Who was world champion with the Spanish team in South Africa 2010 made noise for his controversy with Shakira, his ex-wife with whom they had an exchange of clues after the artist dedicated a song to him.
However, he also stands out in the world of sport, for the league of kings . A 7-a-side football league created in 2022 by the former footballer, with streamer Ibai Llanos . It is a competition that has been successful since its inception and at this stage has the participation of famous personalities from the world of football, such as Iker Casillas and Sergio Agüero, who own their teams.
Pique, since he was a player, has experimented with selling new sports formats. Through her production company Kosmos, she organizes this tournament, in which twelve teams participate. Each with a captain who enjoys a certain notoriety.
Among the names are Ibai Llanos, with Porcinos FC; former footballers Iker Casillas (1K) and Sergio Agüero (Kunisports) in addition to some characters from the streaming world such as TheGrefg (Saiyans FC), Gerard Romero (Jijantes FC), Perxitaa (Los Troncos FC), Juan Guarnizo (Aniquiladores), Samy Rivera (Pio FC), Spursito (Rayo de Barcelona) , Adri Contreras (El Barrio), XBuyer (xBuyer Team) and DjMaRiio (Ultimate Móstoles).
Yesterday again, a record was broken. Through Twitch, the platform that broadcasts duels, connected one million three hundred thousand users to see the duel that had the presence of Kun Agüero. A figure that will undoubtedly help Pique to continue increasing his earnings.
The event, in its 2023 edition, started on January 1. Since then, from Sunday to Sunday, six matches are played per day. Then comes a phase of Play Offs, where the champion of the competition is determined. The castings have seven players on the pitch, with the option of adding two more. Additionally, the captains of each cast can add members to their team every day. For example, Agüero took Javier Saviola on the last date.
As in any league, there are rules. In this case, some were voted through Twitter polls. A formula that Pique uses to have interaction and generate more followers. In this way, the offside rule approved by 61% of voters, among other approaches.
The settlement of the league of kings states that there are no links. In case of parity, everything is defined in the penalties ; throw-ins are done by hand, player substitutions during the match are unlimited, yellow cards mean a 2′ suspension, red cards 5′; For the kick-off, the ball is placed in the center of the field and the players start from the end line, the numbers range from 0 to 99.
The most important thing, yes, is that the matches will last 40 minutes, divided into two times of 20. Unlike other sports, the clock does not stop at any time. The Kings League can be watched every weekend, for free, via the Twitch platform, on the official contest channel.
Casio and Twingo
The darts between Pique and Shakira continue. After the Colombian singer’s song, recorded with Bizarrap, where he tours: “You changed a Rolex for a Casio”, counter-attacks the ex-footballer. Pique appeared in a stream with a watch on his wrist. “Casio gave it to us. We have an agreement with Kings League has reached an agreement with Casio “said the creator of the league.
Then, on Saturday, various accounts were responsible for diversifying the case. Some to deny Pique, others to strengthen the agreement. The official voice appeared on Sunday, but to refer only to posts that were relevant to them . “We are making this statement to announce that multiple accounts are appearing on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, posing as official Casio media…No statement or message posted on these accounts is official,” they wrote. of the watch company.
Of course, Gerard Pique’s answers didn’t stop at Casio alone. The former player reached the Kings League this Sunday at the wheel of a Twingo, another reference to the song of his ex-wife. “You changed a Ferrari for a Twingo,” she says.
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