The enormous power of Gerard Pique LaLiga - Barcelona More than your average professional footballer

Gerard Pique has entered a new dimension that far exceeds that of a professional football player.

It isn't anything new, although on Thursday, he took a new step towards becoming a future organiser of the new Davis Cup in tennis after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) voted massively in favour of his proposal.

"It is one of the most important days of my life," said the defender.

It is a project as attractive as it is ambitious, that will generate a lot of money managed through the company Kosmos, owned by Pique.

For this reason, the player didn't train with the rest of his teammates on Thursday.

That's something that doesn't stop being surprising, considering the side begin the defence of their title on Saturday against Alaves.

It isn't normal because, in addition to his absence, the player travelled 10,000 kilometres to be in Orlando for the voting.

He participated in the Gamper Trophy on Wednesday and is expected to be back for training on Friday afternoon in Barcelona.

Within the club, nobody dares to take the player to task or oppose the view of his exploits.

Whilst it is questionable to skip training a few days before a competitive game, nobody forgets everything he has done for the club.

From the start, it was key to get the sponsorship of Rakuten, for which the club receives 55 million euros per season.

If the owner of Rakuten, Hiroshi Miktani, is a partner of Pique in the Davis Cup project, all the more reason why nobody should stand in the way of his quick trip to the United States.

It isn't the first time that tennis has taken him from one place to another.

During the last tournament in Valencia, Pique was there meeting with people related to the world of tennis with a view to the competition.

He watched matches in Valencia that morning and in the afternoon, returned to Barcelona for training, while trips to London have also been frequent.