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Shakira announces split from partner of 11 years and Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué
The former power couple were hit with split claims in 2017, as it was suggested the two were no longer living together and Shakira had instigated the split.It followed weeks of speculation about the pair's relationship status in the Colombian press, with a source claiming she "could no longer cope with the situation".Telling Cotilleo, the source claimed: "It's something serious and she has been the one who has finally made the decision."The star referenced complications with relationships in her latest single, Te Felicito with Rauw Alejandro.She sings: "To complete you I broke into pieces; I was warned, but I didn't listen; I realised that yours is false..."It was the drop that overflowed the glass; Don't tell me you're sorry, that sounds sincere, but I know you well and I know you're lying."The couple had been together since 2011, having met while filming the music video for Waka Waka.Gerard's team won the World Cup that year, with his soon-to-be girlfriend during the final.In the fall of 2012, Shakira used Instagram to announce to fans that she was pregnant with the football star's son.Two years later the couple announced they were expecting their second child, Sasha, who was born in 2015.The pair never married, with Gerard giving the reason for never giving Shakira a ring in a recent podcast.Speaking to Gary Neville on The OverLap, Gerard explained he hadn't proposed because their relationship "works fine as it is".He said: "I like how we are right now.