Pep Guardiola: podcast appearances and interviews

Josep Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish football manager and former player from Catalonia. He is currently the manager of Manchester City and serves as the global ambassador of the City Football Group. Widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers in history, Guardiola has achieved significant success with multiple clubs. He has won the continental treble twice and holds records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, Bundesliga, and the Premier League. During his playing career, he was a defensive midfielder, most notably with Barcelona, where he was part of Johan Cruyff's Dream Team that won the club's first European Cup in 1992 and secured four successive Spanish league titles from 1991 to 1994. He served as the team captain from 1997 until 2001. After retiring as a player, Guardiola briefly managed Barcelona B, leading them to a Tercera División title before becoming Barcelona's first-team manager in 2008. In his initial season, he led the team to a treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League, becoming the youngest manager to win the Champions League. He was named FIFA World Coach of the Year in 2011. Guardiola managed Bayern Munich from 2013 to 2016, winning three consecutive Bundesliga titles, and then joined Manchester City in 2016. At City, he secured six Premier League titles, including four consecutive wins from 2021 to 2024, and led the team to its first Champions League final in 2021 and its first European Cup victory in 2023. Over his tenure, he has accumulated 20 major trophies and became the longest-serving manager at Manchester City by matches managed, departing at the end of the 2025–26 season.