“Messi often has a crowd of opponents around him, but with Neymar on the pitch, too, at least two of those opposition players will have to be aware of him.”

Spanish former professional footballer, born 1987

Gerard Piqué Bernabeu is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in 1987, he is known for a career that made him one of the most decorated players of his era, with 37 trophies. He was regarded as one of the leading defenders of his generation. In 2022, he founded the Kings League, a sports league that began in Spain and later expanded to several countries and regions.