Barcelona star Gerard Pique could be facing a long spell on the sidelines after launching into a foul mouthed attack on a match official last night.
The centre-back was playing for the Catalan champions against Atlhetic Bilbao in the Supercopa second leg.
Bilbao came into the game with a four goal advantage and Barcelona were unable claw back the deficit – losing the tie 5-1 over the two legs.
Pique decided to take his frustration out on a match official, attacking the man after he refused an appeal for offside ten minutes into the second half.
You can’t hear the player in the video, but it reported that he yelled: “I s**t on your w***e of a mother”.
So Pique was supposedly sent off because he told linesman that he defecates on his mother, who is a lady of the night. Words to that effect.
— Andy West (@andywest01) August 17, 2015
The player was sent off and faces a minimum of a four game suspension for abusing an official.
But the Spanish FA could increase that punishment to up to 12 games, depending on how seriously they view the incident.
The serious point about Pique getting himself sent off is that he could well get a lengthy La Liga ban, including Atletico away.
— Andy West (@andywest01) August 17, 2015