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By LUKE POWER, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 05: 45 AEDT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 05: 46 AEDT, 31 December 2025 1 View comments Spanish football legend Gerard Pique has reportedly come out of retirement to sign for a club he owns. Pique, 38, is said to have signed for second-division side FC Andorra, who he bought when they were in the fifth tier in 2018 via his investment group Kosmos. Neither Andorra's social media channels or website have confirmed the signing, nor has Pique, but Spanish outlet RTVA says the club has 'announced' it. RTVA adds that Pique could make his debut on January 4 when Andorra travel to AD Ceuta. Pique hung up his boots in 2022 after spending the majority of his career at Barcelona, having signed from Manchester United in 2008. It proved £5million well spent as Pique went on to win nine La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues with the club. In total he lifted 30 trophies with them. He also won the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championship with Spain. Gerard Pique has reportedly signed for FC Andorra, a team he owns, three years after retiring Since his retirement - which came just five months after he split from singer Shakira - he has kept his toes dipped in the sport. Not long after retiring he launched the Kings League, a seven-a-side, celebrity-driven football tournament. The Kings League recently agreed a global broadcast deal with streaming giants DAZN, according to Sport Business. In his final address to the Nou Camp faithful in his final game against Almeria, he vowed to one day return to Barcelona. He said: 'In life, when you get older, you realize that sometimes to love is to let go. 'I'm convinced that I'll be here again in the future. I love Barca. That's why I consider it's the right moment to go. 'This is not a goodbye. I was born here, I'll die here. ' He is also keen to reform the traditional game itself. Earlier this year, he suggested a radical rule change to revolutionise the sport. Since retiring, he has helped form the Kings League which includes the likes of Brazil legend Ronaldinho (left) and combines Twitch streaming and elite-level football in five-a-side games Pique has been outspoken about football's need to evolve if it is to retain younger audiences Speaking on a podcast hosted by his former Spain team-mate Iker Casillas, Pique said: 'It can't be that you go to a football stadium, spend €100, €200 or €300 and the match ends 0-0. 'Something needs to change. One proposal to consider would be that if the match ends 0-0, the teams would score zero points. 'The match would open in the 70th minute. ' That was not the first time Pique has urged for a radical change to football's rules. Speaking last year, the World Cup winner suggested scrapping draws from the game entirely. 'Football is entertainment, so it is not just competing with other sports, ' he said. 'It competes with Netflix, Amazon, You Tube, Tik Tok. Everyone has limited time. Football for 90 minutes is not as exciting. ' 'Maybe there are no draws, why not? In baseball and basketball there are no draws. You go to a game and it ends with a draw and the feeling is, "Who won? " 'Football is afraid of change. It has a huge history, it is very traditional, but change will happen, it has to happen. A 90-minute game that can finish 0-0 is difficult to understand for the new generation. ' But sadly for those who agree with Pique's innovative ideas, it doesn't look like he will be plunging himself into the world of football administration any time soon. When asked if he might be better placed at lawmakers FIFA an UEFA, he added: 'Very boring. You cannot change a lot. With the processes, the committees, it’s a nightmare. '
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