Guardiola ‘splits’ from wife after 30 years

Pep Guardiola has split from his wife of 30 years, according to reports in Spain.

Barcelona-based newspaper Sport report that Guardiola and wife Cristina decided to end their relationship in December while both in Spain

Sport says their relationship is still “cordial, stable and friendly” despite deciding to part ways., The report claims they have been living apart for nearly five years after Cristina moved back to Barcelona to run her fashion company., But she has been moving from Spain to London – still spending time with Manchester City manager Guardiola., City declined to comment when approached over reports of the split.

Guardiola is believed to have met Cristina in her family’s clothes store called Serra Claret when he was just 18., He was modelling for designer Antonio Miro in Serra’s shop when he first met Cristina., And even as recently as January 2024, the former midfielder revealed Cristina helps pick out his match day outfits., Serra Claret stock many brands that you see him wearing on the touchline 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 in fashion.”So she says normally to me, don’t wear this or wear that, so I follow her.

“I am smart enough to know that when people are much much better than me, follow their advices, and hers is really good.”  Despite meeting as teens, they waited a long time to get married.  They tied the knot in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Spain – a private service just for close family in Catalonia.

And the two share three children, Maria, Marius and Valentina.  Their eldest daughter Maria, 24, is a model who has over 900,000 followers on Instagram.  Son Marius, 22, currently resides in Dubai and runs