On July 12, the "Sun" newspaper reported that the marriage of Manchester United legend Paul Scholes seems to be in crisis, and the couple has separated.
The Sun reported that Scholes' wife, Claire, had recently moved out of the house where the couple had lived together for 21 years, and Claire had been seen out and had taken off her wedding ring.
Scholes and Claire, both 45 years old this year, met when they were 18 and married six years later with three children. According to a person familiar with the matter, the two have been separated for some time.
The Sun said that in the classic photo of Manchester United's class of 92, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Bart also suffered from marital problems, and Scholes was the third.