PEP GUARDIOLA HAS DIVORCED his wife of 30 years, according to reports in Spain.
Barcelona newspaper Sport reports that Guardiola and wife Cristina decided to end their relationship in December while they were both in Spain.
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Pep Guardiola and Cristina in July 2024 Credit: Rex
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The couple met as teenagers Credit: Getty
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The two were photographed in 2013 in Munich Credits: Bongarts – Getty
Sport says their relationship remains “cordial, stable and friendly” despite deciding to part ways.
The report claims they lived apart for almost five years after Cristina returned to Barcelona to run her fashion company.
But she is moving from Spain to London – still spending time with Manchester City manager Guardiola.
City declined to comment on reports of a split.
Guardiola is believed to have met Cristina at the family clothing store Serra Claret when he was just 18 years old.
He was a model for designer Antonio Miro in Serra’s store when he first met Cristina.
Even as recently as January 2024, the former midfielder revealed that Cristina helps him pick out his matchday outfits.
Serra Claret stocks many of the brands he’s worn on the sideline, such as Dsquared2, CP Company and Armani.
He told Men In Blazers: “My wife is the best in the world at many things, but especially fashion.
“Well, she normally tells me, don’t wear this or that, so I follow her.
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“I’m smart enough to know that when people are way better than me, she follows their advice, and hers is really good.”
Despite having met as teenagers, they waited a long time to get married.
They married in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Spain – a private service for immediate family only in Catalonia.
And the two have three children, Marija, Marius and Valentina.
The eldest daughter Maria (24) is a model who has more than 900,000 followers on Instagram.
Son Marius, 22, currently lives in Dubai and runs three companies – one of them dedicated to advertising and marketing.
Even the youngest Valentina, 17 years old, is focused on her studies.
Cristina supported Guardiola as a player and then as a manager – his career as a boss began at Barcelona in 2008.
He won three LaLiga titles and two Champions League trophies with Barca before moving to Bayern Munich in 2013.
He left Germany in 2016 after three seasons – in each of which he won the Bundesliga.
Guardiola joined City in 2016 and has won SIX Premier League titles during his reign – and also the Champions League in 2023 to complete a historic Treble.
But there has been a dip in form this season, with six defeats leaving the club in sixth place – 12 points behind leaders Liverpool.
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Guardiola with Cristina and their three children in 2018. Credit: PA: Press Association
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The eldest, Maria, is a model Credit: INSTAGRAM
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Guardiola won six Premier League titles with CityCredit: Getty
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