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The moment that appeared to be the 'best choice' was actually the 'worst choice'. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's greed for work eventually led to a catastrophe in his marriage.
On November 22 last year (Korea time), Manchester City announced that they had extended Pep Guardiola's contract by two years. Man City said 'We had a successful time with Guardiola. Now he will lead the team for more than 10 years,' he said, raising expectations for a fifth consecutive win over the EPL's first four-game losing streak.
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From Guardiola's point of view or Manchester City, it seemed like the best decision was made. Guardiola has led the club's best days since he took the helm of Manchester City in 2016. achieved a myriad of records.In the 2017-2018 season, he became the first EPL player to score 100 points in a season. In the 2018-2019 season, he won three EPL titles, including the English Football Association (FA) Cup and the League Cup. In the 2022-2023 season, he won the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the first time in the club's history, achieving the treble (EPL, UCL, FA Cup).
In particular, he achieved an unprecedented record of winning the EPL for four consecutive seasons from 2020 to 2021 to 2023 to 2024. Manchester City sought to win its fifth consecutive league title for the first time in history by taking the helm of Guardiola for two more years.
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Guardiola also gave up thinking of leaving the team at the end of the 2024-2025 season and vowed to lead Manchester City back to the top position. At the time, both Manchester City and Guardiola seemed to have made the best decision.
However, this decision turned out to be the `worst decision' just two months later. This is because his wife Christina Serra, who was tired of Guardiola's excessive greed for work, decided to divorce her.
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British media The Sun reported on the 16th (Korea time) that Guardiola's decision to renew his contract with Manchester City led to a catastrophe in his marriage with his wife.
The Sun reported that Spanish entertainment journalists revealed the shocking behind-the-scenes story of Guardiola's divorce on a podcast. Lorena Vasquez and Laura Far, Spanish entertainment journalists, revealed why Guardiola's wife decided to divorce him on the `Mamarajis Podcast.'
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They said "Guardiola's wife criticized him for being too absorbed in his work and felt the need to leave Manchester City. The couple also spent time together in Barcelona, Spain during the Christmas holidayWhen Guardiola decided to renew his contract with Manchester City, his wife Sera 'Enough is enough. I decided to divorce him, saying, 'This is good enough.'" he said.
The decision that Guardiola will remain at Manchester City until 2027 served as an opportunity to completely break the existing rift between the two.
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The couple first met in 1994 when Guardiola was playing for FC Barcelona. For the next 20 years, he continued his relationship with love and common-law marriage and had three children. It was officially married in 2014. And after 10 years of marriage, I decided to divorce him.
In fact, they have been at a separate stage for about five years. Guardiola's wife left for Barcelona with her son five years ago. Guardiola was left alone in charge of Manchester City. We spent several family meetings and vacations together a year.
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Guardiola's wife also launched a fashion brand named after her in Barcelona and has been active as a CEO of a fashion company. However, they are likely to remain close even if they divorce. Vazquez and Far predicted in a podcast that `If Guardiola leaves Manchester City and returns to Barcelona someday, they may re-establish their relationship.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
