Gerard Pique This never leaves anyone indifferent. His football career was marked by his provocative character, always involved in controversies, especially when Espanyol was involved. After his retirement, the former player Barcelona He stays true to his style, using any platform to leave statements that spark debate, as happened during one of his last appearances with a microphone in front of him. Among the comments on the Kings League and an act of vandalism that occurred at his home, Poke He again threw a dart not only at Xavier Thebes and the Leaguebut also to Spanishcomparing them to their new football competition.
The Catalan defended the audience figures of the Kings Leaguenow in decline in terms of spectator numbers, but still maintaining a good quota, enough to be compared to the occasional League matches of Javier Tebas.
THE League of Kingswhich mixes football with innovative rules and has conquered many viewers through different streaming platforms, has reduced the initial figures with which it exploded, as the man himself assures. Pokealthough he also states that “at the moment the audiences are very, very good”, making a comparison which has not been very popular in the parakeet community or among Xavier Thebes: “If you compare a match of the Kings League with a Getafe-Espanyol“I assure you that our competition has a wider audience.”
The words of Poke This is not an isolated event, it is not the first time that he has attacked the same target. Throughout his career, he Spanish He was the object of their provocations on several occasions. From his statements about the club during the Catalan derbies to his taunts on social networks, the former Barcelona This fosters a rivalry that transcends the playing field. Your comment on the program El Mon from RAC1 This only added fuel to the fire, generating a wave of reactions among fans of the Spanish and football in general.
“They are not the same as at the beginning, but currently they are very, very good. If we compare them with the public of the Spanish League, many matches of the Kings League More people see them than the games League Spanish. Obviously, I’m not talking to you about a Barça-Madridbut if you compare, I don’t know, to give you an example, a Getafe-Espanyol with a celebration of Kings League“I assure you that there is a wider audience in our competition,” is the exact analysis he made. Poke on the moment of its sharing and the comparison with Spanish football, in particular with a duel between Getafe and Spanish.
On how the Kings League, Poke commented that “it is a project that is in full expansion” and that now they have opened a “league in Italy with Buffon, Totti, Zlatan, Del Piero and several streamers”, in addition to abandoning dates and another upcoming competition in another country: “In addition, we are announcing the final on January 12 at Juventus Stadium. We will also soon announce a league in a major country.
Despite the enthusiasm of Pokethe data reveals that the Kings League is facing a significant drop in its audience. According to Catalan media Macawthe competition lost more than 400,000 spectators in just 20 months. These data contrast with the optimistic statements of the former footballer, who continues to bet on the expansion of his project in other international markets.
