Pep Guardiola brutally mocked as he arrives at Brentford amid reports the Man City boss has ‘split from his wife after 30 years together’
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Pep Guardiola received a rough reception from fans outside the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford on Tuesday evening ahead of Manchester City’s visit to the Premier League.
Guardiola and City arrived in west London looking to build on the momentum of their recent resurgence and re-insert themselves into the race for Champions League qualification for next season.
After a poor run of results – including just one win in 13 games in all competitions – City have now won three ahead of Tuesday night’s trip to west London.
However, when reports emerged ahead of the match that Guardiola was splitting from wife Cristina Serra of 30 years, one person saw fit to raise it with the City boss as he entered the Gtech Community Stadium.
After the team bus stopped at the ground, the manager and his players made their way to the dressing room as a fan shouted: ‘How are you madam, Pep? How are you, ma’am?’
Guardiola did not respond to the screams of the spectators and instead entered the stadium as normal.
Pep Guardiola has split with his wife Cristina Serra after thirty years
The Man City manager was mobbed by fans as he arrived at the Gtech Community Stadium
Manchester City boss Guardiola, 53, and Serra married in an intimate ceremony on the outskirts of Barcelona in 2014, but have now decided to part ways.
News of their split was first reported by the Spanish outlet Sport. The couple, who met in 1994, had lived apart for more than five years after Serra moved back to Barcelona with one of their three daughters, Valentina, 17, while Guardiola remained in Manchester.
They have two more 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 had been frequently photographed together in recent years.
Sport reports that the decision to end their marriage was made in December, with only members of their inner circle knowing about the split. Their trusted friends and family have also been told not to release any further information, according to the publication.
Serra was in Istanbul in June 2023 to congratulate her husband after City defeated Inter Milan in the Champions League final to seal a famous Treble.
They were also pictured together during a visit to Wimbledon at the All England Club in July.
Guardiola had often spoken publicly about his wife. In January 2024 he said: ‘My wife is the best in the world at many things, especially fashion.
Guardiola’s team visited Brentford in West London on Tuesday evening for the Premier League match
Guardiola and Serra had remained a couple despite not living in the same city (pictured in Munich in 2013)
“She normally tells me don’t wear this or wear that, so I follow. I’m smart enough to know that if people are much better than me, I should follow their advice.’
Serra decided to leave Manchester in 2019 to oversee her family’s fashion business, Serra Claret, which stocks several brands that the City manager often wears. Guardiola also regularly travels back to Spain to see his wife and their children.
Guardiola and Serra met while the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was modeling for designer Antonio Miro at the store in the Spanish city.
They started a long-distance relationship when Guardiola was a footballer, before buying a house together in Barcelona. The couple later moved to Germany when Guardiola was manager of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
According to Sport, despite the breakup, their relationship is “completely cordial, stable and friendly.”