Shocking Revelations As Former Barcelona Youngster Caused Pique and Shakira Split

Shocking Revelations As Former Barcelona Youngster Caused Pique and Shakira Split

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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  • It has emerged that Riqui Puig, a former teammate of Gerard Pique's at Barcelona, is one of the factors in the defender's breakup with Shakira
  • Pique and Shakira have split up after the Barcelona defender was allegedly caught cheating on the Colombian singer
  • The Spanish star is no longer hiding his relationship with his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti

Former Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig is part of the reason why Gerard Pique split with his former girlfriend Shakira, it has emerged.

Pique broke up with Shakira up after the central defender was allegedly caught cheating on the Colombian singer.

The former lovers are currently in tug-of-war over who will get custody of their two kids, Milan and Sasha, as well as how to divide their assets.

Gerard Pique, Riqui Puig, Shakira, Barcelona
It has emerged that Riqui Puig, a former teammate of Gerard Pique's at Barcelona, is one of the factors in the defender's breakup with Shakira. Photos by Samir Hussein/Pedro Salado.
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Pique has quickly moved on and is currently dating 23-year-old public relations student Clara Chía Martí.

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According to Marca, Puig had introduced Pique to his current girlfriend. The reports further state that the LA Galaxy star regularly accompanied the 35-year-old on nights out in Barcelona, causing a breakdown of his 12-year relationship with Shakira.

Puig's girlfriend was Gemma Iglesias and it turns out that she was a friend of Chia, and she introduced Pique to Chia whilst on a night out.

Pique and Chia recently attended a wedding together, with the young woman wearing a long, striped, multi-coloured dress.

Pique to wear Shakira jersey

Meanwhile, Pique could be forced to wear a kit with Shakira's name on it during a Barcelona game.

Reports in Spain indicate that Shakira could be the next in line to benefit from Barcelona’s sponsorship with the music streaming platform, Spotify.

The Camp Nou outfit rocked the OVO owl logo on the front of their jersey for the crucial top-of-the-table game against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu last Sunday.

Shakira shades Pique in song

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Colombian singer Shakira has still not gotten over her separation from Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, as she has reportedly taken a jibe at the 35-year-old defender in her latest song.

Shakira appeared to reference the Barcelona defender as two-faced on the track, after they ended their 11-year relationship in June over allegations of cheating by Pique.

According to Daily Mail, the 45-year-old Colombian singer released her latest single titled Monotonia where she makes references to an acrimonious split - one that fans have claimed refers to Pique.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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