Pep Guardiola breaks his silence: Former Man City boss BACKS guilty club and defiantly tells fans 'I am here for you' - with bombshell verdict threatening to destroy manager's legacy

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-30 · by Lewis Steele

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Pep Guardiola, former Manchester City manager who led the team to six Premier League titles among other accolades, responded to the club’s guilty verdict for financial wrongdoing by expressing support for the club and its fans on X. The verdict revealed that City manipulated nearly £900 million in finances over nine years through inflated sponsorship deals and disguised payments from their Abu Dhabi owners. Guardiola’s message reassures fans while emphasizing his loyalty to the club despite overlapping with part of the period under investigation.
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Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges related to breaching Premier League financial regulations, according to reports by The Athletic. These charges span a period from 2009 to 2018 and include failure to provide accurate financial information, player payment details, and compliance with UEFA's financial fair play rules. Despite the reported decision, City maintains that its case is "ongoing" and has not confirmed any sanctions yet. The club plans to appeal for months if found guilty, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Potential punishments could include stripping titles from Man City, which would elevate Liverpool's 2013-14 title claim. Jurgen Klopp previously welcomed such an outcome but stressed that no decision on sanctions has been made yet. This saga began in 2018 when emails allegedly uncovered by a hacker suggested the club manipulated financial information to comply with regulations. UEFA and the Premier League subsequently launched investigations, leading to the recent verdict. The full implications of this ruling remain uncertain as the legal process continues.

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Lewis Steele
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🔮 Pep Guardiola has broken his silence on Manchester City being found guilty of all the substantive charges brought against them by the Premier League for financial wrongdoing – and told fans: ‘we will get through this together’.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Pep Guardiola breaks his silence: Former Man City boss BACKS guilty club and defiantly tells fans 'I am here for you' - with bombshell verdict threatening to destroy manager's legacy
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Abu Dhabi City Manchester City Premier League the Premier League

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City ORG · 6× Guardiola PERSON · 5× Premier League ORG · 3× Abu Dhabi GPE · 2× Pep Guardiola PERSON · 2× Enzo PERSON · 1× Ferran (Soriano PERSON · 1× Man City ORG · 1× Manchester City ORG · 1× the Premier League ORG · 1×

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Pep Guardiola has broken his silence on Manchester City being found guilty of all the substantive charges brought against them by the Premier League for financial wrongdoing – and told fans: ‘we will get through this together’.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 Pep Guardiola has broken his silence on Manchester City being found guilty of all the substantive charges brought against them by the Premier League for financial wrongdoing – and told fans: ‘we will get through this together’.
2026-09-30 · Daily Mail
Pep Guardiola breaks his silence: Former Man City boss BACKS guilty club and defiantly tells fans 'I am here for you' - with bombshell verdict threatening to destroy manager's legacy · assertive framing

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Pep Guardiola has broken his silence on Manchester City being found guilty of all the substantive charges brought against them by the Premier League for financial wrongdoing – and told fans: ‘we will get through this together’. asserted
we → break → this
The official verdict was released on Tuesday afternoon which showed City had cooked the books to the tune of nearly £900million through money artificially pumped into the club by their Abu Dhabi owners over a nine-year period. asserted
City → release → period
And now legendary manager Guardiola, who left the club this summer after overseeing a trophy-laden decade at the club - including six Premier League titles - has posted a message to fans. asserted
who → leave → fans
Posting on the X account ran by his team, Guardiola said: ‘I want every single Man City fan to know I am here; more than ever. asserted
I → post → team
‘Let me be clear: we will get through this together. asserted
we → let → this
I love you all.’ asserted
I → love → you
As well as six Premier League titles, Guardiola won the Champions League, three FA Cups, five Carabao Cups and a FIFA Club World Cup during his time at City. asserted
Guardiola → win → City
There is no suggestion that Guardiola was complicit in any of the financial doping, though the period City have been charged with does overlap with the first two years of his tenure. asserted
City → be → tenure
Pep Guardiola with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in 2024, after his sixth title win with City The club were accused by the top flight of ‘sham’ deals during the period they became the major force in English football. asserted
they → accuse → football
In a damning 40-page verdict, City artificially inflated sponsorship agreements and pumped money into the club from its Abu Dhabi owners via disguised payments in a bid to swerve Premier League spending rules. asserted
City → inflate → rules
The eight-times champions were found guilty of ‘all charges related to serious breaches’ of the regulations and the majority of those in relation to its failure to co-operate with the competition’s probe. asserted
champions → find → probe
City witnesses were also accused of lying in front of the three-person panel, in an explosive verdict that sent further shockwaves through football after news of the guilty verdicts first emerged on Friday. asserted
news → accuse → Friday
During press conferences across his tenure, Guardiola always said he ‘trusted’ those in charge of the club when quizzed on the charges and said he would front up to them if and when they were proven. asserted
they → say → them
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