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The 36-year-old veteran Pique has revealed he was 'scolded' and fined by taskmaster Guardiola, now at Manchester City, for failing to dress warmly enough in ...

Gerard Pique reveals how Pep Guardiola once 'SCOLDED' and fined him at Barcelona for wearing short sleeves in the snow because he was 'putting his health at risk'... [Barcelona](/sport/teampages/barcelona.html) defender [Gerard Pique](/sport/gerard-pique/index.html) has opened up on the time he got in trouble with [Pep Guardiola](/sport/pep_guardiola/index.html) - for wearing short sleeves. - Gerard Pique opened up on the time he was 'scolded' for wearing short sleeves

Gerard Pique has revealed how Pep Guardiola once punished him for wearing short-sleeves in the snow during their time at Barcelona.

[616 appearances in all competitions](https://www.transfermarkt.com/gerard-pique/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/18944), scoring 53 goals and assisting 13 while at the heart of their defense. [Follow Yardbarker on MSN to get our exclusive content in your Microsoft News feed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/channel/vid-cj9pqbr0vn9in2b6ddcd8sfgpfq6x6utp44fssrv6mc2gtybw0us) Are you a Windows user?

Gerard Pique has revealed that Pep Guardiola once punished him for wearing short sleeves during their time together at Barcelona.

Barcelona legend Gerard Pique has recalled how Pep Guardiola punished him for not wrapping himself up properly in cold weather.

A photo of me in the snow and me in short sleeves appeared. The Spaniard retired from football last year having won every major trophy in club and international football. "Once it was very cold in Barcelona, but I was wearing short sleeves. This level of success wouldn't have come without a keen eye for detail from the manager or the first-team players' immaculate fitness levels. The 36-year-old, who announced his retirement from The centre-back made 183 appearances across competitions under Guardiola and won 14 trophies during their four seasons at the club.

Gerard Pique opens up about his appalling off-field actions under Pep Guardiola before he started dating Shakira.

But this wasn’t the first time Pique has cheated on Shakira rather the former soccer player has allegedly done it [countless times](https://www.sportsmanor.com/soccer-news-gerard-pique-cheated-ungodly-amount-of-times-on-shakira-before-getting-caught-with-clara-chia-marti/) during their decade-long relationship. Shakira instantly called off the relationship after she caught Pique cheating on her. It is quite interesting to know that Pique who looked cool and calm on the field was a party boy off the field. The celebrity singer would be relieved after finding out the horrific details about Gerard Pique. Pique was in the heart of the defense together with Barca legend Carles Puyol. They broke up after Shakira found Pique cheating on her with Clara Chia Marti. He also talked about Puyol’s discipline and how he wouldn’t party at all and focused on his game. The former FC Barcelona player was a part of Pep’s Barca that won the famous sextuple in 2009. Pique said: “Carles Puyol had been there for 11 years, but never came out. Talking to Jijantes, he said: “With Pep, we had a spectacular relationship but the last year there was more tension. As soon as I went out with Shakira, everything changed with him.” [Gerard Pique](https://www.sportsmanor.com/tag/gerard-pique/)’s reputation has suffered lately ever since news about him cheating on Shakira broke out last year.

Former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has revealed he was fined and had to pay for a team meal by manager Pep Guardiola after wearing short sleeves and ...

Last year, Pique announced his retirement from professional football after a La Liga match against Almeria. However, the pair are said to be on good terms now, with Pique stating that he has “always had a very close relationship with Pep”. Pique rarely wore short-sleeve shirts during the latter stages of his career, instead opting for longer sleeves.

Pep Guardiola has urged his players to rest ahead of a huge end of the season with City fighting for silverware on three fronts.

[Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) has decided to give the players a chance to relax and recuperate ahead of the trip to Southampton on Saturday 8 April for the 17:30 (UK) kick-off. SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT](https://www.mancity.com/city-plus) “They need to rest,” the boss said.