Pep Guardiola Leaves Manchester City After 10 Years

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club on Sunday after 10 years in charge. He won 20 trophies during that period. Guardiola, 55, joined Manchester City after managing in Germany and Spain. He has used his position to comment on issues outside football.

Guardiola attended a charity event in Barcelona in January and spoke about children in Gaza. He wore a Palestinian keffiyeh and said he felt children had been abandoned. The war in Gaza began after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. At least 72,568 people have been killed, according to Al Jazeera. U.S. immigration agents. He said he would stand up when people are killed to defend an idea.

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region wrote to Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak after Guardiola's comments. The group said the remarks put Jewish residents in danger. The council also criticized Guardiola for not mentioning a synagogue attack in Manchester last October that killed two people.

Guardiola was fined 20,000 pounds by the Football Association in 2018 for wearing a yellow ribbon supporting Catalan politicians. His foundation has supported a football tournament in Manchester that raises awareness of homelessness.