FC Andorra owner Gerrard Pique handed six-game ban for outburst at match officials

[p]The RFEF said in a statement ‌that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pique-gerard/fRBrHCRh/"]Pique[/a] was also banned for two months from all official ‌football activity.[/p][p]Following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-andorra/O6ucWgAa/"]Andorra's[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/albacete-UirAofN6/andorra-O6ucWgAa/?mid=zckkGszQ"]1-0 ⁠home loss[/a] ‌to Albacete on Friday, referee Alonso ​de Ena Wolf noted in his report that Pique ​shouted at match officials in a threatening manner, Spanish media reported.[/p][p]Other ⁠club officials ​were also involved in the incident, including Andorra president Ferran Vilaseca and sporting director Jaume Nogues. ‌Vilaseca has been banned for four months. Nogues, like Pique, received a six-match suspension and a two-month ban.[/p][embed guid="c3b02e5f-3130-4b66-b806-79f52928e2ff" url="https://x.com/3gerardpique/status/2050271576034046437" social-type="twitter" /][p]The RFEF disciplinary committee also ordered Andorra to close its presidential box and VIP areas for two matches, and fined ‌the club 1,500 euros ($1,762).[/p][p]Friday's defeat ​dealt a heavy blow to ‌Andorra's chances of qualifying for the promotion playoffs, with the club sitting eight points below the top six with four ⁠games left.[/p]