FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Elche v Barcelona - Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain - March 6, 2022 FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique REUTERS/Pablo Morano
(Reuters) - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique dismissed any wrongdoing over his involvement in helping the Spanish FA secure a deal to relocate Spain's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, an agreement which earned his Kosmos company 24 million euros ($26 million) in commission.
On Monday, website El Confidencial published leaked audio recordings from 2019 that revealed details about the contract negotiated by Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales and Pique with Saudi Arabia that included Kosmos receiving 4 million euros for each of the six Super Cup editions scheduled to be played in the Middle Eastern country.
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