Overview
- Back on the press circuit after missing last week’s session for a Barcelona charity speech on Palestinian children, Pep Guardiola said he will keep using his platform to highlight civilian suffering.
- He described “genocide in Palestine” and cited wars in Ukraine, Russia and Sudan as examples of tragedies visible to all.
- He condemned the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, asking how such killings could be justified.
- He urged rescuing migrants at sea without judging their decisions, saying, “Don’t ask if he is right or wrong, rescue him.”
- Reports note sensitivities given Manchester City’s UAE ties and previous complaints from local Jewish representatives, with no club disciplinary action reported.