Who is the “fashion empress” who made Guardiola cry?
August 19, 2026
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Pep Guardiola met Cristina Serra in her family’s store in the Spanish city of Barcelona 32 years ago to conduct a photo shoot for a designer, before that meeting turned into a relationship and marriage that ended in a painful separation, which the Spanish coach spoke of with pain, considering that the loss of passion was the reason for his divorce from “the best woman in the world.”
Pep Guardiola appeared for the first time through a documentary broadcast on the Amazon Prime platform entitled “The Beautiful Obsession” to talk about his separation from the love of his life after a 30-year relationship that resulted in 3 children. Who is the best woman in the world in Josep’s opinion?
Cristina Serra was born in 1973 in Barcelona to a wealthy family that owns major stores specializing in luxury fashion and has several branches in Spanish cities. This explains the reason for her obsession with fashion and her interest in the elegance of her husband, who is widely classified as the most elegant coach in the world of football.
Guardiola said about her one day in a press interview: She is the best in the world at many things, especially fashion. I’m smart enough to know when someone is better than me so I can follow their advice, and all the clothes I wore on the touchline were chosen by Christina.
Pep and Christina had an emotional relationship that lasted 20 years before they decided to marry in 2014 in the presence of only their parents and three children in a secret and simple ceremony, but that marriage later began to crack for several reasons.
The first of these reasons is Cristina’s desire to settle in Spain to pursue her work and raise their children in the homeland, which made Guardiola live alone in Manchester and frequent Barcelona to see his family.
The second reason, according to the Spanish media, is that Guardiola broke his promise to Cristina to stay away from football in 2024 and focus on their life as a family, as he decided to extend his contract with Manchester City for two years without consulting her, which made her feel that her husband was more obsessed with football than her, which is why the marriage ended and the separation was officially made. The two parties tried to maintain their relationship even after the separation, as they agreed that one lawyer would manage the separation case and the distribution of assets, so that they would not end up in the courtroom.
