Reasons behind Pep Guardiola's marriage ending are revealed by close friend, as Man City manager steps out still wearing his wedding ring following split from wife Cristina after 30 years
Reasons behind Pep Guardiola's marriage ending are revealed by close friend, as Man City manager steps out still wearing his wedding ring following split from wife Cristina after 30 years
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Pep Guardiola's marriage ended because 'he is a total workaholic' and it 'took a toll' on his relationship, a close friend of the Manchester City boss has told MailOnline. Pep has split from his fashion designer wife Cristina Serra after being together for three decades, it was revealed on Monday night - with no reason for the separation being given.
![[Guardiola arrived at a London hotel ahead of Man City's clash with Brentford on Tuesday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/13/94075703-14283063-Pep_Guardiola_arrived_at_a_London_hotel_ahead_of_Man_City_s_clas-m-77_1736860175480.jpg)
But now one friend close to Pep, who did not want to be named, said: 'I think they have grown apart. She left Manchester about five years ago to return to Barcelona. That has taken its toll. 'He is a total workaholic and not being involved in their family fashion business together may have affected their relationship too.'.
![[Reports emerged on Monday that Guardiola has split with his wife of 30 years, Cristina Serra]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94075697-14283063-image-a-28_1736858529717.jpg)
Cristina moved back to Barcelona in 2019 with their youngest daughter Valentina, now 17, so she could help run her family's designer clothes boutique. Despite the 860 miles between Manchester and the Catalan capital, their relationship appeared to the public eye to remain on good terms.
![[Guardiola was seen wearing his wedding ring as Man City players arrived at their London hotel]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94076289-14283063-image-m-40_1736859021445.jpg)
Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra split because he is a 'total workaholic' and that 'took a toll' on the relationship, a source has told MailOnline. Guardiola arrived at a London hotel ahead of Man City's clash with Brentford on Tuesday. Reports emerged on Monday that Guardiola has split with his wife of 30 years, Cristina Serra.
![[Guardiola met Serra when they were 18 in 1994 and the couple married in 2014]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94076105-14283063-image-a-33_1736858811855.jpg)
Guardiola was seen wearing his wedding ring as Man City players arrived at their London hotel. The pair were often pictured together enjoying a dinner out together or with their three children. Yet the long-distance now appears to have taken its toll coinciding with the worst run in Peps' golden career after a record four straight Premier League titles and a historic Champions League win.
![[Guardiola, 53, and Serra first met in 1994 before marrying in an intimate ceremony in 2014]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/12/94050227-14283063-Pep_Guardiola_has_reportedly_split_with_his_wife_Cristina_Serra_-a-46_1736859334448.jpg)
