Gerard Pique , the owner of FC Andorra, has been handed a six-match suspension by the Spanish football federation following his complaints regarding refereeing during a second division match.

The former Spain and Barcelona star is also banned from acting as the club's owner for two months. This stems from incidents during a 1-0 home defeat by Albacete on 1 May.

FC Andorra itself faced penalties, including a €1,500 fine and a partial stadium closure for two matches.

The federation quoted Pique telling a match official: "In another country, they would tear you apart, but here in Andorra we are a civilized country."

Pique and an investment group acquired FC Andorra in 2018, when the club, based in the small Pyrenean nation between Spain and France, was languishing in the fifth division.…