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Era-defining manager Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City after 10 incredible years

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Pep Guardiola will leave his role as Manchester City manager at the end of the season”
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Multiple independent sources, including reports from the Westmeath Examiner and other web results, state that Pep Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City at the end of the season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Manchester_City_F.C._s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɛb‿ɡwəɾðiˈɔlə]; born 18 January 1971) is a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain who is the manager of Premier League club Manches…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pere Guardiola Sala (born 16 July 1976) is a Spanish businessman and agent who is the chairman of Girona and brother of the Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Both of these clubs are members of Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Guardiola
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“The manager’s final match at the helm of City is Sunday against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Guardiola's final match will be against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City win the Premier League for the sixth time after a stunning fightback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa.Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City - 2-0 down with 14 minutes l…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61453540
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City and Aston Villa met at the Etihad in a crucial fixture in the race for the Champions League places and Pep Guardiola's side struck a late winner.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/footb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City have confirmed that manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club after Sunday's final match of the season.The 55-year-old's final game will be against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx21y7023qxo
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“The Spaniard will take up a role as Global Ambassador of the City Football Group”
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Two separate web sources confirm that Guardiola will transition into a role as a Global Ambassador for the City Football Group.
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web search NEUTRAL — Guardiola became the youngest man to manage a Champions League winning team, at age 37.[60] The treble-winning season is regarded as one of the club's finest in its history.[61].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite his departure as Manager of Manchester City, Pep will continue his relationship with the City Football Group, by taking up a role as a Global Ambassador. The role will see him giving technical…
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-official-ann…
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web search NEUTRAL — After ten seasons marked by historic dominance, Pep Guardiola leaves the bench of Manchester City without completely closing the book. The Spanish manager will continue his journey within the City Foo…
https://beninwebtv.bj/en/manchester-city-guardiola-remains-a…
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“Guardiola... took over at City in 2016”
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Wikipedia and multiple other sources explicitly state that Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in 2016.
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web search NEUTRAL — He left the club for Manchester City in 2016 and has since won six Premier League titles, including four successive wins from 2019 to 2024, marking the first time in the history of the English top fli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City (2016-present).Pep Guardiola became the first visiting manager to win his first three Premier League matches at Old Trafford after City beat United 2-0 in April 2019.
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/pep-guardiola-new-manchest…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, he was already recognised as one of the world’s best managers. His arrival was heralded as a start of another new era for the club and, though su…
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/how-pep-guardiola-became-the-w…
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“He’s won a total of 17 major trophies at the Etihad, including six league titles, one Champions League and one Club World Cup.”
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BBC Sport and other web sources confirm the total of 17 major trophies, including six league titles, one Champions League, and one Club World Cup.
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web search NEUTRAL — He left the club for Manchester City in 2016 and has since won six Premier League titles, including four successive wins from 2019 to 2024, marking the first time in the history of the English top fli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola
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web search NEUTRAL — Guardiola has led City to 17 major trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League victory in 10 top-flight seasons in charge. The 55-year-old's final game will be against Aston V…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx21y7023qxo
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web search NEUTRAL — Guardiola has led City to 17 major trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League victory in 10 top-flight seasons in charge.Overall, he won six Premier Leagues, one Champions Le…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx21y7023qxo
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“He most recently won the FA Cup as his City side beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium.”
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The Guardian and other news sources confirm Manchester City won the 2026 FA Cup final by defeating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City win FA Cup final as Semenyo magic sinks Chelsea 1-0 – as it happened. 16 hours ago.Chelsea player ratings vs Man City: Enzo Fernandez fails to show up as Blues beaten in FA Cup final d…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City players and staff celebrate with the FA Cup trophy after beating Chelsea.City dominated the ball in the first 45 minutes, Chelsea happy to invite them on, but it was a slow-burn period…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/16/manchester-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City have won the 2026 FA Cup final after defeating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. At the end of a first half of few clear-cut chances, Erling Haaland’s tap-in was correctly ruled out for …
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/chelsea-vs-manch…
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“Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said... Over the last 10 years honesty and trust have formed the bedrock”
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Wikipedia and official Mubadala/CFG sources confirm Khaldoon Al Mubarak is the Chairman of Manchester City.
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web search NEUTRAL — Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak is an Emirati government official and business leader.Al Mubarak is chief executive officer and managing director of Mubadala Investment Company. He is chairman of the foot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaldoon_Al_Mubarak
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web search NEUTRAL — Khaldoon is also the Chairman of City Football Group, established in 2013 to be an investor and operator of international football-related businesses, including Manchester City FC, New York City FC, a…
https://www.mubadala.com/en/who-we-are/investment-committee/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Khaldoon Al Mubarak is the Founding Chairman of CFG. He has been the Chairman of Manchester City FC since 2008. Mr. Al Mubarak is the Managing Director and Group CEO of Mubadala Investment Company.
https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/company
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“the club... is going to rename its North Stand at the Etihad Stadium in honor of Guardiola”
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Multiple sources, including Goal.com and official club announcements cited in web results, confirm the North Stand will be renamed 'The Pep Guardiola Stand'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pep Guardiola delivers verdict on Manchester City renaming Etihad Stadium stand in his honour. 32 minutes ago. Save for later.How 'likely' Man City are to rename North Stand after Pep Guardiola bombsh…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City are delighted to announce that the newly-developed and expanded North Stand at the Etihad Stadium will be named ‘The Pep Guardiola Stand’.
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/manchester-city-etihad-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City have confirmed the expanded North Stand at the Etihad Stadium will be renamed the ‘The Pep Guardiola Stand’. The club will also commission a statue for the departing manager following …
https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/pep-guardiola-stand-statue-…
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“Reports are that former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will replace Guardiola as manager”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Enzo Maresca will replace Guardiola.
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“The pair previously worked together at City.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a previous working relationship between Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
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