PEP GUARDIOLA and his wife Cristina Serra have split after over 30 years together, according to reports in Spain.
Sport say their relationship is still “cordial, stable and friendly” despite deciding to part ways.
Who is Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina Serra?
Pep Guardiola is married to Brazilian journalist and writer Cristina Serra.
However reports in Spain have claimed the couple have ended their relationship and that they have been living apart for nearly five years after Cristina moved back to Barcelona to run her fashion company.
Cristina’s family own a fashion store called Serra Claret in Barcelona, and it was here that she met her husband when he was just 18.
Guardiola was doing some modelling for designer Antonio Miro in Serra’s shop when he first saw Cristina.
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Serra Claret stock many brands that you see Pep wearing on the touchline such as Dsquared2, CP Company and Armani.
Guardiola had said that he trusted his wife so much when it comes to fashion, that he let her pick his clothes out for him.
In an interview in January 2024, the footy boss revealed how Cristina even chose his match day outfits.
Speaking to Men In Blazers, he said: “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.”
When did Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra get married?
Despite the Manchester City boss meeting his wife as a teenager, they waited a long time to get married.
The pair only got wed in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Spain.
They had a private service just for close family in the beautiful Spanish town of Catalonia.
Do Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra have children?
The couple have three children, Maria, Marius and Valentina.
Their eldest daughter Maria is a model who has over 850K followers on Instagram.
She has been very vocal about her love of Man City, a club that dad Pep feels completely at home with.
In 2021, Maria was spotted with ex-Spurs ace Dele Alli in a romantic clinch.
A few months later, they were spotted getting lunch at trendy Mayfair hotspot Novikov, before grabbing a coffee at Starbucks.
However, six months later it was reported that Alli had split with Maria.
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