Gerard Piqué does not forget that video of his fall at the presentation of the Kings League Americas that RECORD went viral: “That magic trick! We did the ‘The Disappearance’ trick; “Everything is fine now,” he responds between laughs that try to cover the memory of the mistake, now on his return to the Mexico City to start the Latin American version of its spectacular and disruptive soccer tournament, one different from the bombshell that represented the premiere in Spain in January 2023.
“Here we want a lot of spice, which is Kings League Americas exude desire for there to be commotion and revelry,” says the architect of the global phenomenon that breaks with the common rules of traditional soccer and that begins the adventure on this side of the pond.
“In Mexico the Kings League “It’s going to work incredibly well,” he says and explains why he chose our country as the headquarters of the new version.
“There are many reasons: The first year in Spain We have had 50% of the audience come from Latin America; Mexico It was the second country after Spain, in people who followed us the most. Furthermore, at the country level, economically it has enormous potential. We have found a partner (Santander) that has helped us a lot to land here.
“It was very natural to come to Mexicomany people already followed us here, who know what the Kings League. The big difference from what was done in Spain is that now it will be in ‘prime time’ Mexicowhen before it was the morning of Mexico. We are in an expansion process to go to different countries and the one we felt most comfortable going to was here.”
Pique recognizes a variant that will differentiate the American edition from the Spanish one: the competition between the ‘managers’: “Because of the way they are, because of how they live it, I think it will be even more intense, with a lot of nerves. I would tell you that there is a lot of friction in the games, which we already like, because in Spainthe vast majority of presidents are from Spain and they are almost friends, even though there are rivalries it is difficult for them to get on each other’s throats.
“There are not so many friends here, I already told you that there are many presidents from different countries who do not know each other that much. There will be a lot of rivalry and that is good for the product. So it will provide that level of intensity so that people get hooked and encouraged, and continue the competition until the end,” he adds. Gerard.
In closing, I ask Pique that adds personality to visualize who will be champion of this Kings League latinoamericana: “Pgh! I would tell you that Royal Titan (from Chilean German Garmendia), but before the competition starts it is very difficult.”
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