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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T20:34:45.000Z",
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    "looming Manchester City exit",
    "Pep Guardiola to quit Manchester City at end of the season after 10 years in charge",
    "West Ham relegation set to cost taxpayers MILLIONS with club on the brink",
    "Man City already agree deal with new manager after Pep Guardiola quits this Sunday",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nPep Guardiola’s looming Manchester City exit has once again thrown the spotlight onto one of football’s most outspoken managers — not just for his trophies, but for his increasingly vocal stance on Palestine.\n\nReports emerging on Monday claim Guardiola is set to leave the Etihad after Sunday’s final game of the season, bringing the curtain down on a glittering decade in English football.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBut while fans debate his legacy on the pitch, others remain sharply divided over his repeated interventions in global politics.\n\nThe Spaniard has become one of the highest-profile figures in football to openly condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza, repeatedly referring to what is happening in Palestine as a “genocide”.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nEarlier this year, Guardiola delivered an emotional speech at a pro-Palestine charity event in Barcelona, urging the public not to “turn a blind eye” to the suffering of Palestinian children.\n\nHe later doubled down during a Manchester City press conference, insisting he would continue to “speak up” about humanitarian crises around the world.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Pep Guardiola to quit Manchester City at end of the season after 10 years in charge\n  * West Ham relegation set to cost taxpayers MILLIONS with club on the brink\n  * Man City already agree deal with new manager after Pep Guardiola quits this Sunday\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGuardiola referenced Palestine alongside conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan, saying modern audiences can now witness atrocities “more clearly than ever before”.\n\nThe comments sparked fierce backlash from sections of the Jewish community in Manchester, with leaders accusing the City boss of using inflammatory language at a time of rising antisemitism.\n\nThe Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester urged Guardiola to “focus on football” and claimed Manchester City had been “let down” by his repeated interventions in international affairs.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGuardiola, however, has shown no sign of retreating from the issue.\n\nHe has consistently framed his position as a humanitarian one, insisting he condemns the killing of innocent civilians regardless of nationality or religion.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHis political activism has long separated him from many elite managers.\n\nFrom campaigning for Catalan independence to speaking on migration and conflict, Guardiola has rarely hidden his personal beliefs — even when they risk overshadowing football itself.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nNow, with speculation mounting that Sunday could mark his final match as Manchester City manager, attention is once again turning to the complicated legacy he leaves behind.\n\nOn the pitch, he transformed English football. Off it, he became one of the game’s most divisive voices.\n\nFor supporters, Guardiola will forever be remembered as a tactical genius. For critics, his comments on Palestine ensured his reign at Manchester City was never just about football.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Pep Guardiola's Palestine stance that infuriated Jewish community as he prepares to leave Man City"
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