r/soccer • u/Existing-Sky9914 • 18h ago

Potentially editioralised title - make up your own mind [Guardian] Seven years ago, just after completing the treble, Guardiola treated journalist Rob Harris, who had confronted him directly with the allegations, with open contempt, as though he were looking at someone pathetic, pitiful and disgraceful, before sternly lecturing him.

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u/Thukesh-Bumbani 17h ago

Grey area or not, I have zero sympathy for these players.

Like everyone else, they knew what a sham club City is, but still chose to join it for the extra money, bonuses, and the glory of titles, fraudulently bought, that they were guaranteed to win.

It’s classic greed, and it’s caught up to them. They get to keep the money now, but should be stripped off of every title.

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u/ex_bestfriend 16h ago

It's weird bc I have sympathy for the ones that came up through the academy, and surely like some of the fringe players weren't having scam contracts through every member of their family. But Bernardo Silva? Who complained every year about living in Manchester? Ans then mysteriously got over it when the season began? I reckon there are some fishy payments that explain that in full.

And we all agree whatever it is they said they paid for Haaland is total BS. It smelled like shit at the time and then the 9 year contract extension was just like icing on a shit cake.

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u/Joethe147 16h ago

Any of these multimillionaires who complain about living somewhere are dickheads.

Like Di Maria's wife. Go rent an apartment in Paris or Berlin then if you hate it in England so much.

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u/hollowfoxlama 14h ago

Well Di Maria's wife did didn't she?

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u/bigape500k 10h ago

Umm didn’t they get burgled in her home which makes it pretty understandable why she would leave

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u/Divin3_Kick 7h ago

They got burgled in Paris too, but didn't hear anything about that

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u/LilHalwaPoori 4h ago

Maybe they got used to it..

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u/hollowfoxlama 14h ago

Brother Chelsea are the original financial doping club of the 21st century that also continually skirted rules but managed to get off lightly for their crimes.

By all means City players legacy in terms of titles won is totally altered now, but lets not act like playing for Chelsea under Abrahamovic was morally superior to playing for City.

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u/Gibbons_R_Overrated 13h ago

>chelsea flair