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'We'll get through this together': Pep on City charges

By AAP Newswire

Oct 1, 2026

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken out in support of the club in the midst of a crisis after being found guilty ‌of serious breaches of financial rules.

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The Spaniard handed over to ‌former assistant Enzo Maresca at the end of last season after a decade of almost non-stop success in charge.

"I want every single ManCity fan to know I am here; more than ever. ‌I am, ‌always have ⁠been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters," Guardiola said in ‌a first reaction on his X account..

"Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you ⁠all."

City's chief executive Ferran Soriano addressed staff ‌in a video on Tuesday in which he rejected the independent commission's findings.

Guardiola took charge of City in 2016 and under his management they won six Premier League titles -- including four in a row -- three ‌FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League.

The Premier League charges, relating to "sham" commercial contracts used as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than Stg 900 million ($A1.7 billion) over nearly a decade, cover the ⁠period from 2009-18.