FC Andorra Fined €9,000 for Piqué's Referee Confrontation

The RFEF Disciplinary Committee has fined FC Andorra €9,000 for repeated confrontational behaviour toward referees, following an incident involving club president Gerard Piqué during the match against Deportivo.

According to the match report by referee Eder Mallo, the episode took place at half-time as teams headed to the dressing rooms. Piqué approached the official to protest the disallowance of a goal by Lautaro that could have put Andorra ahead. He remarked, "Que fàcil és xiular als petits"—how easy it is to whistle against the little guys—while being restrained by his own staff.

The committee deemed this a serious repeat offence under article 114 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, in connection with articles 70 and 93. These address conduct lacking tolerance and respect, unauthorised access to the dressing room area, and failure to follow federation decisions. The sanction highlights the club's "lack of diligence" in preventing such incidents, especially after similar events less than two matchdays earlier.

This marks a recurrence for Andorra. In October, following a defeat to Leganés, Piqué had criticised officials, stating: "Això és una puta vergonya. Ara, si voleu, ho poseu a l’acta"—that's a fucking disgrace, put it in the report if you want. That led to prior warnings about controlling staff behaviour around match officials.

The RFEF has warned that further similar incidents could trigger additional penalties. No further comments have been issued by the federation.