Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, during the third round match of the Emirates Football Cup against Salford City. (Photo by Karl Riesen/Getty Images)
It hasn't really been the best of seasons at Manchester City for Pep Guardiola, but things have gotten much worse for the Catalan on a personal level with the breakdown of his 30-year marriage.
With the threat of points deduction or even relegation looming over the current Premier League champions, there is still plenty of twists and turns in the 2024/25 season for Manchester City yet.
However, Pep Guardiola is unlikely to be hit harder by the collapse of his 30-year marriage to childhood sweetheart, Cristina, a Catalan daily newspaper reports. sports.
Pep Guardiola separates from his wife
Man City is approaching a highly rated duo And it shows Guardiola is scheduled to sign Vitor Reis this month.
Perhaps it was this relentless pursuit of professional perfection that ultimately led to the end of the union that arguably meant so much to him.
After all, Sport point out that Cristina has been based in Catalonia for the past five years, with Pep taking City to new heights.
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Living such a separate life was always going to take its toll at some point, but amid all the hype surrounding the club at present, this is really the last thing both the manager and his employers need.
30 years of marriage are over for Pep Guardiola
Somehow, Pip now needs to make sure the collapse of his marriage doesn't take a toll on his career.
If there is one thing about the City manager that sets him above his contemporaries, it is his determination, his will to win and his desire to extract every last drop from his players' effort.
As the season progresses, the club will understand what punishment, if any, will be imposed for alleged issues with Financial Fair Play.
Losing his wife at this point may have been the straw that broke the camel's back.
