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Mariann Barrena McClay is best known as the second wife of Italian professional former football player and manager, Carlo Ancelotti, who manages the premier league, Club Everton.
Her husband was first married to Luisa Gibellini
Her now-husband Carlo Ancelotti was earlier married to Luisa Gibellini in 1983. They were blessed with two kids, one girl, and a boy. Their names are Katia Ancelotti and Davide Ancelotti.
The couple was in a steady relationship for the past 25 years.
In the year 2008, he confirmed their divorce and said that they are no more together in one of his interviews.
However, Carlo Ancelotti did not tell everyone the reason behind their breakup.
It was hard news to digest for their admirers as they were happily married for more than two decades.
Romantically involved with a partner who was 13 years younger
After their tragic divorce, Carlo Ancelotti was romantically linked with Marina Cretu.
They both met while she was employed as a hostess at Modena Football Club. It has been said that she was in a relationship with someone else at that time.
And when Marina Cretu came close to him, she ditched her boyfriend. The age gap between them was of 13 years.
Unfortunately, that relationship also didn't work well, and the couple ended up breaking up with each other.
Love story of Mariann Barrena McClay and Carlo Ancelotti
They both get to know each other when Mariann Barrena McClay worked as a consultant at Barclays Bank. At that time, he was employed at Chelsea.
The rumors of them dating each other were started back in the year 2011. They dated for three years before tying the knot.
The couple shared wedding vows in their West Vancouver home in July 2014. The wedding was grand in every way.
Some of the celebrities that were part of their big day were David Foster and Chris Tucker etc. Since then, the couple is together and happy.
Stepchildren are grown up now
Both stepchildren are settled now. Step-son Davide works with his father, Carlo Ancelotti, as an assistant coach at Everton.
He is married and had twin kids named Lucas and Leon.
Her stepdaughter Katia also got married to his boyfriend, Mino Fulco, in the same year her father got married.
She got wedded just two months before her father tied the knot. Katia is a photographer by occupation.
She might have children too, as of now, but there is no confirmation on this by anyone.
She also has one daughter, Chloe McClay, from her past relationship.
Her husband’s ex-wife passed away at the age of 63 following a long-term illness
Her husband’s ex-wife Luisa Gibellini passed away in May 2021 at 63 following her long-term illness.
After hearing the deteriorating health condition of his ex-wife, Ancelotti flew back to his native to be with his ex-wife during her last hour.
Gibellini was his childhood sweetheart and was together for more than two decades before splitting in 2008.
Luisa was interested in sports, specifically football, softball, and tennis, according to the sources.
She used to accompany her husband Ancelotti back home after Parma matches while he was in charge of the Series A club.
She is outspoken and once labeled referees as a disgrace
Barrena has been the supporting pillar to her husband Ancelotti and is seen accompanying her husband in the matches and events.
She never fears speaking her heart and once labeled referees a disgrace.
While Ancelotti was in charge of Bayern Munich in 2017, the 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals led to controversy after then Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal was firmly sent off for two bookable offenses before then Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo scored from an offside position in an extra time.
In his post-match interview, Ancelotti was critical of the referee, saying the need for a referee with more quality in the game or to put the video referee because of too many errors.
He went on to say that he was not saying that they would have gone with a different referee, but the referee had a bad game. It would have been a different game with video replays.
Amid that, Barrena also put her word forward. She took her Instagram and wrote,
”As it is now unanimous, I too will speak the truth! The refereeing during last night’s game was a disgrace”.
This should not have happened at this level of this beautiful game. She further wrote that they deserved much more.
It is time to bring in video technology so that this game goes down in history as an example of what should never happen again.
Her hubby answered interesting questions from his fans
Carlo firstly answered about the place he was born. Carlo stated that he is from a little village named Reggiolo, Italy. Carlo praised his hometown as a nice village.
He lived there until he was fifteen and then headed to another place to attend college and play football.
He explained that where he grew up, Reggiolo only consisted of ten thousand people as it is a small village, and most of them were farmers.
Coming to next, the question goes by if Carlo was a cheese farmer, to which he responded by saying that his dad was a farmer and the most important part for him was to give food to the cows, and cows would give milk to make the cheese and pointed that his dad was a true farmer.
Also, he giggles and says that after retiring from football, he could go back and be involved in cheese making. Well, then Carlo also admitted that he is a good chef.
He also denoted that his favorite dish is pasta. Carlo also revealed that when he has off time, he could go to Canada as one of his good friends was there, who he praised as a fantastic chef in Canada.
So, Carlo learned so many things from him and then said that his favorite pasta is Carbonara.
Carlo then revealed the languages he knows, where he said that he knew English, Italian, good Spanish, and French and he claimed German was the most difficult one among all.
Carlo also shared that the tougher part with different languages is when one has to show their emotions. He claims that it is tougher to show your emotions in numerous languages.
Also, Carlo revealed that to show his emotions, like when he's upset or angry, he speaks in Italian with his players, and his players know that he is angry.
Carlo then mentioned that his favorite trophy to date is the Champions League trophy he got in the year 2003 because it was his first-ever trophy to win.
Net worth
| Year | Net worth | Annual income |
| 2020 | $50 Million | Not known |
Mariann Barrena McClay's net worth is not available as of now.
However, her husband is estimated to have a whopping net worth of $50 Million. His annual salary is under review.
Source of income
His primary source of income is being a professional former football player and now manager at Everton.
He has done lots of brand associations and endorsements until now, which adds up to his wealth. He owns a luxurious house on the beachside of West Vancouver.
He owns branded cars like Audi and Jaguar. It is not hidden from anyone that family indeed lives a king-size lifestyle.
Age and Degree
- Mariann Barrena McClay is a businesswoman and has done MBA in marketing and in international business too.
- She has done a Ph.D. in finance from Cass Business.
- She celebrates her birthday on January 1.
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