GERARD PIQUE could get a shock call-up to Spain’s World Cup squad – despite being Barcelona’s FITH-choice centre-back… and retiring from international football in 2018.
The defender, 35, is enduring a torrid time at the Nou Camp this season after slipping down the pecking order.
Even though he is vice-captain, he finds himself behind Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen in Xavi’s squad.
But despite just 298 minutes of LaLiga action this term and only three starts, Marca report Pique has been named in the initial 55-man World Cup list.
Each of the 32 managers heading to Qatar 2022 had to submit their 55-player roster to Fifa last Friday.