Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he will continue to wear a yellow ribbon in solidarity with political prisoners in Catalonia after doing so defiantly in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Guardiola was charged by the Football Association (FA) on Thursday for wearing the ribbon after Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart were placed in custody as part of the crackdown that followed last October's referendum on Catalan independence – a poll the national government in Madrid deemed to be illegal. The FA deemed it a political message but former Barcelona boss Guardiola was in a defiant mood following City's 3-0 victory over Arsenal – his first piece of silverware since moving...
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