Shakira on sacrificing for Gerard Pique.(Image via Getty Images)Shakira and the former World Cup star Gerard Piqué were one of the most loved couples in town as the two remained together for over a decade. With two children, net worth in millions, it seemed Shakira and Gerard Piqué’s life only kept getting better. But in 2022, the two broke up as Gerard Piqué was accused of cheating on the global pop sensation. Amid this, Shakira has opened up about how she left her career to be by his side.Shakira opens up about sacrificing her career for Gerard Piqué only to be cheated onIn an interview with The Sunday Times, Shakira reflected on how she left her career as she said, “For a long time I put my career on hold, to be next to Gerard, so he could play football…”The 49 year old global pop sensation added, “There was a lot of sacrifice for love."For the unversed, Shakira moved countries to be by Gerard Piqué’s side as he continued his career in football.As the Grammy winning pop star gave birth to their two children, Shakira completely left her successful career to raise their two children as Gerard Piqué continued his career.While billions across the world had rooted for Shakira and Gerard Piqué to stay together forever, he ended up cheating on her with a younger woman.In another interview, Shakira opened up about protecting her two children from the mess and cheating drama as she said, "I've tried to conceal the situation in front of my kids. I try to do it and to protect them, because that's my number one mission in life…”The 49 year old global pop sensation added, “But then they hear things in school from their friends or they come across some disagreeable, unpleasant news online, and it just affects them, you know?"Shakira keeps herself away from serious relationships as Gerard Piqué remains committedFour years later, while Gerard Piqué has been dating the same woman he cheated on Shakira with, the pop star has completely cut off serious relationships from her life.Over the last few years, while a few men have been linked to Shakira, including the F1 legend, Lewis Hamilton, she has made it clear that her current focus remains on raising her sons, Sasha and Milan.With her relationship ending with Gerard Piqué, Shakira has gone back to focusing on her music as her recent tracks have broken records.A few weeks ago, as the pop sensation performed at the 2026 World Cup Final, many felt that her ex boyfriend Gerard Piqué seemed uncomfortable as he watched her perform alongside their children.However, neither Shakira nor Gerard Piqué has responded to the speculations yet.