Overview

• The University of Manchester awarded Guardiola an honorary doctorate on June 9 in recognition of his on-field successes with City and his community work through the Guardiola Sala Foundation.
• He said Manchester had become home over his nine years at the club, praising its people, culture and the warmth shown to his family.
• In his acceptance speech he condemned the killing of children in Gaza as "so painful" and likened the images to his own three children.
• Guardiola invoked the story of a bird carrying water to a forest fire to underscore the importance of individual action against injustice.
• University leaders hailed him as an innovator whose achievements in football and philanthropy have bolstered Manchester’s global profile.