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Chicharito, golden cards and Twitch streaming: What is Gerard Pique's Kings League in Barcelona?

BARCELONA, Spain -- Former Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique brought us the Balloon World Cup, revamped tennis' Davis Cup, is the president of FC Andorra, who play in the Spanish second division, and is now looking to bring a new audience to football with the launch of the Kings League.

The league kicked off in Barcelona on Sunday with teams presided over by the likes of Sergio Aguero and Iker Casillas, players of the calibre of LA Galaxy's Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and VIP onlookers in the stands, including Barcelona's Jordi Alba and Hernandez's Galaxy teammate Riqui Puig.