Piqué Slams Referee de Ena Wolf After FC Andorra's Controversial 0-1 Loss to Albacete

Gerard Piqué, majority shareholder of FC Andorra, has sharpened his attack on referee Alonso de Ena Wolf following the team's 0-1 defeat to Albacete in Spain's Segunda División at Nou Estadi d'Encamp on Saturday. The loss threatens playoff aspirations and centred on a controversial Albacete goal after a possible foul on Martí Vilà that neither the referee nor VAR penalised, sparking four red cards in the final minutes.

Piqué took to X to highlight the club's 23 March letter to the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), requesting de Ena Wolf be barred from future matches. "We asked the CTA a month ago for Ena Wolf not to referee any more FC Andorra games. He is a referee who does not have the level and it is evident that he has a personal issue against our club," he wrote, also questioning the four dismissals for protesting as issued "with insulting ease" and declaring "coincidences do not exist." He further criticised the refereeing system, noting clubs pay over €470,000 annually to support more than 20 officials in the division. FC Andorra echoed this on X, awaiting a response from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) since the letter.

Coach Carles Manso, ejected in the 90th minute, described the decisive play as a trip or foul on Vilà—"a very interpretive action"—while noting Albacete capitalised on an FC Andorra error rather than officiating flaws. He questioned his sending-off, saying "I don't know why they sent me off," and pointed to the same officiating trio in three recent matches with off-field incidents, adding that players, not referees, should be the focus.

The referee's report outlined tunnel confrontations post-match. Delegate Cristian Lanzarote allegedly called the assistant referee "the worst assistant in the category" up to five times. Sporting director Jaume Nogués reportedly told officials "you brought him expressly despite our letter to the federation" and "shameless." Piqué followed de Ena Wolf aggressively to the dressing room, shouting objections and challenging: "Now, if you want, put it in the report!"

De Ena Wolf has refereed three FC Andorra home games this season at Encamp—one draw, two losses—all involving disputes. The club, which flagged his "especially prejudicial" style as a "growing concern" in March, is considering next steps amid escalating friction with referees.