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  "id": 10952820,
  "title": "“We will get through this together”: Guardiola reacts to City guilty verdict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/we-will-get-through-this-together-guardiola-reacts-to-city-guilty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:05:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/we-will-get-through-this-together-guardiola-reacts-to-city-guilty-verdict-1.500693680"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola has issued a statement of solidarity following the club's guilty verdict over serious breaches of Premier League financial rules. In a post on Instagram, Guardiola expressed his unwavering support for the club, its ownership, staff, players, and fans. The statement comes in the wake of an independent commission's findings that City had arranged \"sham\" commercial contracts, filed misstated accounts, concealed the true state of its finances, and breached Premier League and UEFA spending limits. City has rejected the findings and plans to appeal the decision, with a deadline of October 2. The verdict affects a period before Guardiola's arrival at Manchester City in 2016, but a portion of his managerial tenure still overlapped with the investigation.",
  "summary": "Dubai: As Manchester City face the fallout from their guilty verdict, the club’s most successful manager has stepped forward with a message of support. Pep Guardiola has broken his silence following City’s guilty verdict over serious breaches of Premier League financial rules, using social media to reaffirm his support for the club, its ownership, staff, players and supporters. Posting a picture…",
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        "title": "We will get through this together, says former City manager Guardiola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/we-will-get-through-this-together-says-former-city-manager-guardiola",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Pep Guardiola message to Manchester City and its fans: 'We will get through this together'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pep-guardiola-message-to-manchester-city-and-its-fans-we-will-get",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:03:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Guardiola breaks silence as Man City are found guilty of charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/epl-guardiola-breaks-silence-as-man-city-are-found-guilty-of-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:08:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Guardiola backs Man City after guilty verdict on financial charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/guardiola-backs-man-city-after-guilty-verdict-on-financial-charges",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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