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Gerard Pique could get 12-match ban for controversial comments made about Real Madrid
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique could be slapped with a 12-match ban after accusing Spanish referees of being “in favour of Real Madrid”.According to Diario Sport, the Spanish FA are set to investigate comments made by Pique in an interview with YouTube show Post United this week.The Barca centre-back, who is currently recovering from a long-term knee injury, was reacting to comments made by ex-referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez, who claimed the majority of officials in Spain are from Madrid.Pique responded to Gonzalez’s comments by saying if that is the case, referees would naturally be partial to teams from Madrid when refereeing their matches.He said: “The other day a former referee said that 85 per cent of the referees are from