romance with a married blonde led to Ana's divorce

He was a World Cup winning footballer who wore the shirts of the likes of Bayern Munich and Manchester United. She is a former Grand Slam champion and once the best tennis player in the world.

However, the news of this famous couple's divorce, less than a decade after they got married, shocked their fans. When Ana Ivanović and Schweinsteiger met after Germany's 2014 World Cup triumph, it was “love at first sight”.

They were introduced to each other by a mutual friend in New York, and sympathy was born almost instantly. Recalling their first meeting, Schweinsteiger told Bild newspaper.

“I didn't speak English very well when we met, so at first I listened to Ana a lot. I was a little defensive and I was observing what was happening. It was love at first sight. You feel special moments and you can recognize them when you look someone deep in the eyes. That's exactly how it was with me,” explained Schweinsteiger, according to sportal.blic.rs.

Romantic engagement

So big was the former Red Devils star's crush that just months later he got down on one knee and romantically proposed to Ivanović in a London park. “There are small parks in London that are only accessible to local residents, so I secretly rented the park from the film Notting Hill,” the 40-year-old said of the marriage proposal.

“Of course, I knew Ana was extremely curious, so when we walked past an ajar gate, I said, 'Let's see. We went in and that's when I proposed. It was a total surprise for her,'” he revealed.

They got married in 2016 and had three sons. Two of them are called Luka and Leon, while the name of the third, born just two years ago, is Teo. Their romance blossomed during the final years of Schweinsteiger's career at Manchester United, and even during his move to America when he signed with the Chicago Fire.

The first rumors of divorce

However, at the beginning of this year, the first rumors about their breakup began to appear. It is believed that Ana and Bastian's relationship began to deteriorate due to his absence from home due to professional obligations.

The German, a highly sought-after sports analyst, regularly traveled across the continent to watch matches, while his tennis star wife stayed at home in Belgrade with the children.

They were last seen together about a year ago at the Christmas market in Vienna, after which news about their family life became increasingly rare. This fueled media reports that they had ended their relationship, a fact that was virtually confirmed a few months later in June when Bastian Schweinsteiger was shockingly caught kissing another woman in Mallorca.

Photos of another woman in Mallorca

Photos and footage published by Bild showed the former footballer relaxing on the beach with a married woman, Silva Kapitanova, with whom he was hugging and kissing. The mystery woman is from Bulgaria and has two sons who attend the same school as his children.

“They both looked happy and in love, inseparable as they lay on towels on the sand. They were hugging and kissing,” a source told Bild.

Although it had not yet been confirmed at the time, Schweinsteiger and Ivanović had split a few months earlier. The German had already moved out of the family home and was even enjoying a romantic holiday with his new girlfriend, with whom he reportedly started a relationship in early 2025.

And officially, the end

Shortly after Schweinsteiger's romantic day on the idyllic beaches of Mallorca, a representative for Ana Ivanović put an end to the speculation and confirmed the couple's split. “Irreconcilable differences” were cited as the reason.

Now, the couple has initiated the divorce process. Ivanović officially filed for divorce last month at the Munich District Court.