Manuel Neuer and wife Anika have separated, Bild reports

Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and his wife Anika have separated, the German newspaper Bild reported on the evening of 13 November. There has been no official confirmation. Neither the 40-year-old nor 26-year-old Anika has commented, and Neuer's media adviser said the matter concerned his client's private and family life.

The report came as a surprise because the couple's second son was born only a few months ago, in late August or early September according to different media reports. Their first son was born in March 2024.

Second marriage

Neuer and Anika, née Bissel, married in a small civil ceremony at Tegernsee town hall on 12 November 2023 and held a large wedding celebration in South Tyrol, Italy, in 2025. Anika is an athlete herself: she played handball in Germany's second division for a Regensburg club and works as a Pilates instructor.

It would be Neuer's second failed marriage. He was married to his first wife, Nina Weiss, for three years before they divorced in 2020.

Difficult spell on the pitch

Last weekend Neuer partially tore a tendon in his right foot during Bayern's 2-1 away win at Mainz and will be out for about two months, the Swiss outlet 20 Minuten reported. The 2014 World Cup winner's contract with Bayern runs out next summer.