Guardiola 'hurt' by suffering caused in global conflicts
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has vowed to keep speaking out on humanitarian issues because of the "hurt" caused to the victims of global conflicts...
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has publicly expressed his strong emotions regarding global conflicts, stating he is "hurt" by the suffering caused to victims and vowing to continue speaking out on humanitarian issues.
- Guardiola missed a recent press conference to attend a charity event supporting Palestinian children in Barcelona.
- He emphasized his stance is not political but focused on defending human life and addressing "genocide in Palestine, what happened in Ukraine, what happened in Russia, what happened all around the world, in Sudan, everywhere."
- The manager became emotional discussing news footage of children being killed and injured, asserting, "To completely kill thousands of innocent people, it hurts me. It's no more complicated than that."
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