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Guardiola’s Manchester City Exit Spurs Uncomfortable Docuseries Filming

8/19/2026

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Guardiola Departs City

Pep Guardiola left Manchester City in May 2026 after a ten-year tenure at the Etihad.
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak reported that after a 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen defeat in November 2025, Guardiola warned, “If I see one unhappy face … I will kill you.”
Kyle Walker said Guardiola never wanted him as captain after a 2-0 Liverpool loss, then joined AC Milan on loan in January 2025 and moved permanently to Burnley in summer 2025.

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Guardiola Docuseries Debuts

Amazon Prime Video will debut the docuseries “A Beautiful Obsession” on August 19 2026, chronicling Pep Guardiola’s two Manchester City seasons.
Kevin Macdonald directs with City Studios’ John De Caux and producers from Plan B and City Football Group as Gavin Johnson said the filming was “quite uncomfortable”.
Macdonald’s soccer knowledge led him to ask “stupid questions,” yielding rare locker-room footage of pre-match hugs and Guardiola’s divorce confession after a 2-0 Juventus loss.

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Historical Context

In September 2008 Abu Dhabi United Group, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, purchased Manchester City for £200 million and installed Khaldoon Al Mubarak as chairman. The owners broke the British transfer record with a £32.5 million signing of Robinho, then delivered the 2011 FA Cup and the 2012 Premier League title, launching a capital-driven era that later underpinned the club’s media projects and sustained dominance.

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Guardiola Departs City

Pep Guardiola left Manchester City in May 2026 after a ten-year tenure at the Etihad.
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak reported that after a 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen defeat in November 2025, Guardiola warned, “If I see one unhappy face … I will kill you.”
Kyle Walker said Guardiola never wanted him as captain after a 2-0 Liverpool loss, then joined AC Milan on loan in January 2025 and moved permanently to Burnley in summer 2025.

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