- Gerard Pique’s love life has been of interest in Spain since Shakira relationship
- He has been with Clara Chia three years but they are reported to have broken up
- LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off! Why Bruno Fernandes is the Premier League Player of the Season
Gerard Pique and his girlfriend of three years, Clara Chia, have reportedly broken up.
The former Spain and Barcelona star, who retired from football in 2022, has had his love life in the public eye since his 10-year relationship with Shakira, with whom he shares two children.
According to Spanish TV show Vamos a ver (Let’s See), reported via Marca, journalist Adriana Dorronsoro confirmed that Pique and Chia have split up.
Dorronoro went on to say the cause of the split is not yet known but that she has heard that third parties may be involved.
Chia, 26, is 12 years younger than Pique and Dorronoro said: ‘I have confirmation that Gerard Piqué and Clara Chía have broken up and I am investigating a little into the reasons, because I am hearing from third parties, although it is still not very clear.’
She said the source of the information was ‘very close to the couple’ and did not confirm whether Pique being seen recently in Miami with a redheaded woman was the cause of the breakup.
Clara Chia (left) and Gerard Pique have reportedly broken up after three years together
Pique was with Chia for three years and Spanish press report ‘third parties may be involved’
Shakira and Pique were together for 11 years and had two sons together: Milan and Sasha
Chia reportedly works for a sports entertainment production company and the couple previously posted numerous pictures together on social media.
Pique divides his life between Barcelona and Miami where his children live. Spanish press also report than the ‘double life’ was a point of contention in his relationship.
In June 2022 amid rumours of him cheating after 11 years and two children together (Milan, 11 and Sasha, nine), Shakira announced her and Pique were breaking up.
The Colombian music star, 47, has since gone on to brand him ‘Voldemort’ among other digs in her music.
‘In the end, the truth or what happens or occurs is not told in the way it was. I cannot control this,’ Pique told CNN, via AS at the time.
‘The best thing is that in the end I am surrounded by my loved ones, my family, my friends, the people who really know you. They know what you are like and what you do, and that gives me a lot of peace of mind.
‘I am very happy, I have a great time and I feel privileged. The life I have had, being able to play for the club of my life for more than twenty years, wonderful children, an incredible family, lifelong friends, those from school that I still have.’
In 2022, Spanish outlet El Periodico reported that the couple had been living separately for a few weeks after Pique was kicked out of the family home by the pop star.
Shakira broke up with Pique after accusations that he had been cheating
There was a theory that Shakira uncovered his alleged cheating by discovering that a jar of strawberry jam in their home together had been eaten while she was away. Shakira was reportedly the only strawberry jam eater in the relationship.
However, the South American singer has since debunked that myth.
In the summer of 2023, Pique reportedly moved in with Chia- in the home he had shared with Shakira when she first moved to Barcelona but it appears their relationship is also now over.
