{
  "id": 10958936,
  "title": "Pep Guardiola breaks silence on Man City’s guilty verdict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pep-guardiola-breaks-silence-on-man-citys-guilty-verdict",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:09:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pep-guardiola-gives-backing-man-122956068.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken out after the club was found guilty of nearly all 115 charges against them, reiterating his support for the owners and board. The independent commission that ruled the club guilty found that the club had \"sham contracts\" arranged for commercial partners, with income overstated by over £830m over eight seasons. City have denied the allegations and will appeal the ruling, with the appeal deadline being Friday, October 2. Guardiola took to Instagram to express his unwavering commitment to the club, stating that he \"will always be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters.\"",
  "summary": "Guardiola has given his backing to the owners and the board after the club were found guilty of overstating their income by over £830m across eight seasons",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: Man City respond to Premier League guilty verdict, reveal next action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/epl-man-city-respond-to-premier-league-guilty-verdict-reveal-next",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:51:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Micah Richards ‘absolutely devastated’ after Man City guilty verdict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/micah-richards-absolutely-devastated-after-man-city-guilty-verdict",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:11:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}