Pep Guardiola to step down as Manchester City manager after trophy-laden decade

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 22, 2026 · 226 words

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Pep Guardiola to step down as Manchester City manager after trophy-laden decade Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 years at the helm, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one of the most successful and…

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Pep Guardiola will bring his storied decade as manager of Manchester City to an end this weekend, the club announced on Friday.

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"Deep inside, I know it's my time," said Guardiola, who will take charge for the final time against Aston Villa on Sunday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Guardiola... will take charge for the final time against Aston Villa on Sunday”

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BBC Sport reports Manchester City beat Aston Villa to win the Premier League for the sixth time, and Sky News confirms Guardiola's departure was announced on Friday, aligning with the claim that this match marks his final charge.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 season was the 120th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Manchester_City_F.C._s…

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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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Claim 2: “has won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League”

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Express.co.uk explicitly lists his trophy count at City as six Premier League titles, one Champions League, three FA Cups, and five League Cups. This is corroborated by Wikipedia's mention of six Premier League titles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FA Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 17 May 2025 between Crystal Palace and Manchester City that determined the winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FA_Cup_final

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League_records_and_sta…

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Claim 3: “Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 years at the helm”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Guardiola's departure. A web search result explicitly states 'Pep Guardiola will step down as Manager of Manchester City this summer' after ten years, and Sky News reports the club announced his departure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–18 season was Manchester City's 116th season of competitive football, 89th season in the top flight of English football and 21st season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_Manchester_City_F.C._s…

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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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Claim 4: “his side have not won the league in two years”

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Evidence from Wikipedia (2024-25 season) states Manchester City were 'dethroned by Liverpool', and a web search result quotes Erling Haaland discussing the pain of 'missing out on the Premier League trophy for a second successive year'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 Premier League was the 30th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1992, and the 123rd season of top-fl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Premier League was the 33rd season of the Premier League and the 126th season of top-flight English football overall. Manchester City entered the season as four-time defending champions, b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester City Women's Football Club (formerly Manchester City Ladies F.C.) is an English women's football club based in Manchester who play in the Women's Super League. It is affiliated with Manches…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_W.F.C.

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Claim 5: “Guardiola, who took charge of City in 2016”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in 2016.

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Claim 6: “City sealed the domestic cup double”

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The Guardian explicitly states 'Manchester City have won both domestic cups for the second time under Pep Guardiola' and mentions them winning the FA Cup.

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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City Football Club, commonly referred to as Man City, is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C.

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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester City have won both domestic cups for the second time under Pep Guardiola. In 2018-19 they managed a domestic treble; that looks unlikely this year, but it’s not beyond the realms. Mancheste…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/may/16/chelse…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2019: City beat Chelsea on penalties to win Carabao Cup at Wembley. 2019: City beat Brighton and are confirmed as Premier League champions for the sixth time in the Club’s history. 2019: City win FA C…
https://www.mancity.com/club/manchester-city-history

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Claim 7: “they drew 1-1 at Bournemouth on Tuesday to hand Arsenal the title”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the city of Manchester (Wikipedia, Britannica, Tourist Board) and does not contain any match reports or results regarding a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth or Arsenal winning the title.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Manchester, city and metropolitan borough, northwestern England. It is the nucleus of the largest metropolitan area in the north of England. In many respects Manchester could claim to be t…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Manchester-England

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web search NEUTRAL — Manchester[a] is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Sal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester

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web search NEUTRAL — Plan your perfect visit with our complete guide for things to do and what's on in Manchester.
https://www.visitmanchester.com/

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