<p>Audios stolen from the Spanish soccer federation by hackers revealed Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué helped to negotiate a 24 million euros ($25.9 million) commission to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>The federation changed the format of the Super Cup in 2020, creating a "Final Four" and moving the competition to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal that was reportedly worth 40 million euros per tournament for the federation.</p>.<p>Piqué's Kosmos group would be paid four million euros per tournament by the Saudi organizers for negotiating the six-year agreement, according to El Confidencial newspaper, which released the audios on Monday.</p>.<p>Piqué said in the audios that the money would be divided between the clubs, and the federation would keep about six million euros.</p>.<p>The federation told El Confidencial there was nothing illegal in what was said in the audios or in the negotiations, and the details of the deal had already been released.</p>.<p>When the agreement was first announced, federation president Luis Rubiales said they would not pay any commission to Piqué.</p>.<p>The federation received a lot of criticism from human rights groups at the time for its decision to play in Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>The Super Cup had to be played in Spain again in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>The release of the audios came a few days after the federation said it was targeted by hackers who also stole emails, text messages and documents involving its top officials.</p>.<p>The federation said it believed the information was offered anonymously to media outlets in Spain. It said it asked authorities to investigate.</p>.<p>Also, Rubiales is accused of making some derogatory remarks about Atlético Madrid in some of the audios. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Audios stolen from the Spanish soccer federation by hackers revealed Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué helped to negotiate a 24 million euros ($25.9 million) commission to take the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>The federation changed the format of the Super Cup in 2020, creating a "Final Four" and moving the competition to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal that was reportedly worth 40 million euros per tournament for the federation.</p>.<p>Piqué's Kosmos group would be paid four million euros per tournament by the Saudi organizers for negotiating the six-year agreement, according to El Confidencial newspaper, which released the audios on Monday.</p>.<p>Piqué said in the audios that the money would be divided between the clubs, and the federation would keep about six million euros.</p>.<p>The federation told El Confidencial there was nothing illegal in what was said in the audios or in the negotiations, and the details of the deal had already been released.</p>.<p>When the agreement was first announced, federation president Luis Rubiales said they would not pay any commission to Piqué.</p>.<p>The federation received a lot of criticism from human rights groups at the time for its decision to play in Saudi Arabia.</p>.<p>The Super Cup had to be played in Spain again in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>The release of the audios came a few days after the federation said it was targeted by hackers who also stole emails, text messages and documents involving its top officials.</p>.<p>The federation said it believed the information was offered anonymously to media outlets in Spain. It said it asked authorities to investigate.</p>.<p>Also, Rubiales is accused of making some derogatory remarks about Atlético Madrid in some of the audios. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>