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I read about it but already forgot what it was. So I guess he already knows he will not pursue football career and then it doesn't really make sense to sit on the bench or get booed for some mistakes. Not that he needs money.
Pique was one of early adopters, investor and promoter for Sorare, it was in 2020, prior to NFT boom, so really early for non-crypto related person
and he is probably into other investments as well, and far from best form, so going into retirement should not be a surprise, although it is not usual to do that into middle of the season
in the end, plus for Barca, certainly