{
  "id": 11763988,
  "title": "Pep Guardiola responds to Man City verdict with message to fans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/pep-guardiola-responds-to-man-city-verdict-with-message-to-fans",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pep-guardiola-responds-man-city-203000343.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pep Guardiola has addressed Manchester City supporters after the club was found guilty of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules. The ex-manager of the club, who managed City from 2016 until the end of the 2025-26 season, posted his message on social media the day after the independent commission's findings were published. Despite leaving his managerial position, Guardiola's support for the club remains strong, expressing his backing for the owners, leadership, players, and current manager Enzo Maresca. City continues to deny the wrongdoing, with the Premier League confirming that the club has appealed the decision. The commission found that City had used sham commercial contracts and significantly breached Premier League and UEFA spending limits, resulting in an artificially inflated revenue of about £830 million. The club remains subject to appeal, and sanctions have yet to be determined.",
  "summary": "Pep Guardiola publicly backed Manchester City after serious financial-rule findings, as the club continues to deny wrongdoing and pursue its appeal. Sanctions remain unresolved after Guardiola’s trophy-laden decade in charge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}