Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué and his partner of 11 years, Colombian pop star Shakira, have broken up.
“We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we request respect for (our) privacy. Thank you for your understanding,” the couple said in a joint statement on Saturday.
Piqué and Shakira, who were not married, had two sons together: Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.
The pair had been together since 2011 after they met prior to the 2010 World Cup on the set of the music video for Shakira’s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa),” the official song of the 2010 World Cup.
A recent report in El Periodico claimed that Shakira had caught Piqué cheating on her, and the 35-year-old had moved out and was living on his own.