The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Guardiola defends Catalonia political symbol Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended his decision to wear a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders after his side beat Arsenal 3-0 to win the League Cup final on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180226/guardiola-defends-catalonia-political-symbol Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:48:32 +0100 guardiola-defends-catalonia-political-symbol Pep Guardiola 'would gladly have played for a Catalan national team' Bayern Munich's Spanish coach Pep Guardiola on Tuesday campaigned for political and sporting independence in his native Catalonia region, saying he would gladly have played for a Catalan national side. https://www.thelocal.es/20150908/pep-guardiola-would-have-played-for-a-catalan-national-team Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:44:20 +0200 pep-guardiola-would-have-played-for-a-catalan-national-team Barça's ex Guardiola aims for Bayern treble With Pep Guardiola at the helm, Bayern Munich aim to continue European domination when the new Bundesliga season starts on Friday with rivals Borussia Dortmund out to knock the Bavarians off top spot. https://www.thelocal.es/20130808/barcas-ex-guardiola-aims-to-repeat-treble-for-bayern Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:43:00 +0200 barcas-ex-guardiola-aims-to-repeat-treble-for-bayern Pep paid detective to trail Shakira lover Online newspaper El Confidencial reports that Barça's ex manager Pep Guardiola hired private detectives to spy on key defender Gerard Piqué at the beginning of his romance with superstar Shakira. https://www.thelocal.es/20130226/pep-put-detective-on-piques-heels Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:49:00 +0100 pep-put-detective-on-piques-heels