Piqué Doesn't Deny Rumors About Shakira's Pregnancy

By Mary Brady

• Shakira's boyfriend, F.C. Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué, was reserved and tight-lipped when talking about Shakira's possible pregnancy during an interview with the Spanish program "El Larguero." He talked openly about Shakira and soccer -- likening the sport to music -- and deflected accusations that his relationship with the singer is the reason his game hasn't been 100 percent on-point recently.

  But when interviewer José Ramón de la Morena directly asked him: "By the way, is it true that you are going to become a father like I've heard?" he immediately reacted with nervous laughter. He then responded, "This is a private matter and I don't want to talk about it." Although he didn't confirm Shakira's baby bump rumors, he certainly didn't deny them either!

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  Soccer critics have attacked Piqué recently, attributing his on-the-field distraction to the romance with Shakira. He defended himself saying, "[i]n the end you're a player and not a machine, there are games that you play better and others you play worse."

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  While talking about his game, it was Piqué himself who brought up Shakira in the interview. He commented, "If she is famous, people are going to talk about her; it is normal for people to talk about her because she is a public figure, but it doesn't have anything to do with the world of soccer."

  Even though Piqué didn't deny the rumors, we are ready to know once and for all whether the couple is expecting!