Gerard Pique to face judge after Barcelona centre-back told a police officer 'you're jealous because I'm famous'

Spanish defender later took to Twitter to apologise

(La Vanguardia)

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will appear in front of a judge accused of civil disobedience and for disrespecting the police.

According to reports in Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, Pique and his brother Marc were pulled over by police on their way to a casino at 2.30am.

Marc, who was said to have been driving, was apparently fined for parking in a bus lane in front of nightclub Catwalk for 15 minutes earlier in the evening, blocking the way of two taxis, who have a right to stop there.

The paper states that Pique got out of the car to 'discuss' the situation with the police.

But according to the police report, the defender was disrespectful, allegedly saying things like: "You're jealous cos I'm famous", "You’re only fining us cos you’re broke and need the commission", and "this fine isn’t going to be paid anyway cos I’m gonna call your boss and he’ll drop it".

He is also alleged to have said: "You're so full of yourselves, going around in your uniform and fining people like you're God's gift to the world", and "You're a disgrace, your profession and the entire police force are a f****** disgrace".

La Vanguardia, who carry pictures of the former Manchester United player speaking with police, report that brother Marc was then fined, with Pique rolling the paper into a ball and throwing it at the feet of the police.

Pique then took to Twitter to apologise for his "mistake".

"They’ve exaggerated a lot of what I said, but whatever the case, I’m sorry, I made a mistake and it won’t happen again," he said in Spanish.