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Guardiola to react to Foden's England snub

Pep Guardiola will be on hand to discuss the end of his Man City tenure, but also the major storylines around the club.

Including Phil Foden’s omission from the England World Cup squad. You can catch up on all the major headlines surrounding Thomas Tuchel’s 26-man group below with Miguel Delaney’s analysis:

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Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 13:29

Pep Guardiola's next job confirmed

Pep Guardiola is due to speak shortly, while his future remains uncertain, he will retain a role within the wider City Football Group.

He will continue his relationship by taking up a role as Global Ambassador for City Football Group.

The role will see him giving technical advice to the clubs in the group, which as well as City include the likes of LaLiga side Girona, MLS outfit New York City and French club Troyes, working on specific projects and collaborations.

Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 13:21

Liam Gallagher pays tribute to Pep Guardiola after Man City exit confirmed

Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 13:13

England boss Thomas Tuchel praises ‘one of a kind’ Pep Guardiola

“The impact he had on every league where he trained, it’s just one of a kind, just one of the very, very, very best,” Tuchel said.

“He made a big revolution with the way he played at Barcelona and then he put everything upside down in the German league, and then he comes here and crushes every record.

“It’s just outstanding. There are no words that can describe this determination and this level of input, it’s just highest, highest level.”

Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 13:07

Pep Guardiola’s decade of dominance changed English football – but it also changed him

A clue came when Pep Guardiola said part of him would leave with Bernardo Silva. It wasn’t strictly accurate: it turns out all of the Manchester City manager is set to go when his captain departs.

Guardiola’s final season at the Etihad Stadium has taken place with his future providing the backdrop: there have been times when, looking drained, it felt like his last but others when, energised by a new-look team, it felt like he might see out a contract that runs until 2027.

Now it looks as if he is indeed set to leave. An era is ending. Guardiola is unlikely to have done the maths on it, but his valedictory match, against Aston Villa on Sunday, will mean he has managed City more times than anyone else, a 593rd game to Les McDowall’s 592. He is approaching 200 more victories in their dugout than anyone else. Calling him City’s greatest manager is utterly uncontroversial. The surprise is not that he is going now, but that he has had such longevity.

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Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 13:01

Manchester City to rename stand and build statue as tribute to Pep Guardiola

Manchester City will rename the North Stand at the Etihad Stadium after Pep Guardiola as a tribute to the departing manager.

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak rang Guardiola on Friday morning to inform the Catalan the club wanted to honour him by dedicating the expanded North Stand to him as well as building a statue of him.

And Sheikh Mansour said Guardiola had left his imprint on City in his reign, in which he won 20 trophies, including six Premier Leagues and City’s first Champions League.

The 55-year-old will stand down after a decade in charge having become the most successful manager in City’s history.

“I said a long time ago that Manchester City should have the very best people at its disposal, both on and off the field,” Sheikh Mansour said. “For ten years Pep has been the personification of that ambition. He has made an indelible imprint on the DNA of the club. One that is borne more from how he won than from the many trophies he lifted.

Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 12:56

Pep Guardiola to leave Man City after 10 years in charge

Pep Guardiola has confirmed he will leave Manchester City after a decade in which he won 20 major trophies and became the club’s most successful ever manager.

Enzo Maresca is expected to replace the Catalan, whose final game in charge will be Sunday’s home match against Aston Villa.

Guardiola, who will retain a connection with the club as he becomes an ambassador for the City Football Group, said he had an “eternal love” for City and that it had been “f***ing fun”.

Read the full article including Guardiola’s emotional letter to the fans below:

Pep Guardiola to leave Man City after 10 years in charge

Guardiola, considered one of the greatest coaches of all time, led the club to six Premier League titles and one Champions League trophy – among other successes

Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 12:49

The other side of Pep Guardiola that complicates Man City legacy

hen other coaches are asked about Pep Guardiola, and almost invariably describe him as the game’s greatest manager, there’s usually one common compliment. The Catalan made them think about things they didn’t expect. He comes up with plays and tactics they couldn’t have imagined.

On the whole, in perhaps the best eulogy for Guardiola, he’s turned football thinking on its head.

And while these kinds of discussions are nebulous and subjective, it is from all that Guardiola clearly has a claim to being the greatest manager of all time.

Read the full piece below (£):

The other side of Pep Guardiola that complicates Man City legacy

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Jack Rathborn22 May 2026 12:48