Pep and Cristina
English Premier League club, Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola and Cristina, his wife of 30 years, have called it quits.
Spanish media outlet, Sport, announced their separation, adding that the couple, who met in 1994, had been living apart for more than five years.
According to Sport, Serra had moved back to Barcelona five years ago with one of their two daughters, Valentina, 17, while Guardiola remained alone in Manchester.
It said that Guardiola, 53, and Serra married in an intimate ceremony on the outskirts of Barcelona in 2014 but have now decided to part ways.
They have two other children together: Maria, 24 and Marius, 22.
Guardiola and Serra, a Brazilian journalist and writer, had remained a couple despite not living in the same city and have regularly been pictured together in the years since.
The report further said that the decision to end their marriage was made in December, with only members of their inner circle aware of the split.
Their trusted friends and family have also been told not to disclose further information.
It was gathered that their relationship is ‘totally cordial, stable and friendly’ despite their split.
