A SPANISH JUDGE has hit Barcelona star Gerard Pique with a heavy fine after the 2010 World Cup winner lost his temper and insulted two traffic police.
The confrontation happened in October 2014 while Pique was waiting in the passenger seat of his brother’s illegally parked car.
The judge heard that the 28-year-old husband of Colombian singing star Shakira tried to persuade the police he had only stopped for five minutes, but his excuses were ignored.
When given the parking ticket the footballer screwed it up and threw it at them while insulting them in a an offensive manner.
He reportedly told them: “You’re jealous of me because I’m famous”.
A fine of €900 was recommended but the judge told the court that due to Pique’s high salary at Barcelona the fine was being raised to €10,500.
Pique was not in court Wednesday but made a public apology via his Twitter.
