FA charges Guardiola for wearing Catalan yellow ribbon
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his much-publicised stance over the controversy in catalonia has become a major issue in his homeland where according to reports in spain the city managers private plane was searched at barcelonas el prat airport two weeks ago by police looking for exiled catalan leader carles puigdemont1 manchester city manager pep guardiola has admitted a charge from the football association for wearing a political symbol the english governing body announced on monday1 the fa ruled it breached their rules on kit and advertising regulations1 guardiola said in november if one day in prison was already too much look how many days theyve been there now1 like everybody knows hopefully sooner or later i can stop wearing it1 the 47-year-old has been wearing the ribbon in support of the political leaders jailed following the catalonia independence referendum last october which was declared illegal by spain1 an fa statement read manchester city manager pep guardiola has admitted an fa charge for wearing a political message specifically a yellow ribbon in breach of the fas kit and advertising regulations. a paper hearing has been requested with a date to be set in due course1 guardiola has said he wears a yellow ribbon to support imprisoned pro-independence politicians in his native catalonia1 since the charge was issued guardiola has either covered up the ribbon during games or not worn it1 however guardiola insists that even though his protest aims to highlight the fates of a jailed group that includes catalan politicians jordi sanchez and jordi cuixart it is not a political issue1 when men and women put on a pink ribbon its because of the support for the breast cancer initiative he said1 the same when i wear the the prostate cancer badge its the same the idea is the same there are a lot of ribbons1 im pretty sure there are people all around the world in spain and catalunya who do not want to be independent but they are not agreeing with putting people in prevention jail1 the fas stance on the matter differs from european governing body uefa who allow the ribbon to be worn. city also believe the symbol is not generally considered offensive1 the yellow emblem worn by guardiola during sundays premier league win over chelsea was the daffodil of the marie curie cancer charity1