The other day in a village a man fell. He was picking the hen on the upper floor of the farm. Poof! All-you-can-eat broken ribs. A lifetime of working, a lifetime of loving the land… And he fell to the ground at the end of his life. He is old now and no one is coming after him. There is pain… His broken ribs are our pain. A world, some people, are leaving. Without saying goodbye. Playing the last game on a mandatory horizontal bed playing field.

Today we will have new revelations about the judicial investigation into the lobbying activity of former Spanish president Zapatero, because the judge will deliver to the parties everything that is in the initiated summary. And, of course, with new revelations the pressure on Sánchez's government to step down will increase. On this front there is a significant novelty: the PNB, through its president, Aitor Esteban, said yesterday that it would be “irresponsible” for Sanchez to want to exhaust the legislature in 2027, that is to say, that in view of everything that has emerged (the Zapatero case, but also the Cerdán and Ábalos cases) it would be imprudent to want to go beyond this year.What Esteban is telling Sánchez is that he should not abuse his patience and the deadlock in which the parties that voted for the socialist president's investiture find themselves: it is unlikely that the PNB, Junts, and not to mention the so-called "plurinational lefts" will vote for Feijóo as president of the government with Vox in a motion of censure, but if corruption continues to tarnish Sánchez, it is the Spanish president who should be obliged to call early elections. After all, Sánchez came to power with a motion of censure after corruption drowned Rajoy and the PP government.As always happens in these cases, now there are voices demanding that the law better define the limits between lobbying and falling into the crime of influence peddling. And the convenience of rescuing the airline Plus Ultra during the pandemic is also reviewed in hindsight, because it was not essential for air traffic between Spain and Latin America. If it wasn't, why did they rescue it? The PSOE is crossing its fingers so that the judge hasn't found anything else and can recover the discourse of "lawfare" (a possibility that, given what we have seen in the Spanish justice system, would not be so dismissible), but everyone you talk to tells you that, at the very least, Zapatero acted very much on the edge.While the socialists are crossing their fingers that nothing else comes up, in our country, tomorrow there will be another meeting between the Government and the education unions. The teachers' strikes are more than a stone in the government's shoe, they are a boulder in the road that doesn't let it continue to move with confidence and optimism after having been able to present a budget that will be approved. We are at the end of the sports seasons, and Catalonia has lost a team in the First Football Division, Girona. After having reached the Champions League, it drops to the Second Division: the team could not withstand the departure of key players who had made a name for themselves. Not all news is bad. Two Catalans succeeding in the world: the Barça women's football team, which tonight was received in Barcelona by 10,000 people after having won the Champions League, the fourth in the Club's history, in a perfect season that includes all three Spanish titles. And wait, because Alexia Putellas, after Saturday's Champions League, could very well win the Ballon d'Or again. For the visibility of professional women's sport, the service Barça is providing is extraordinary. And Pep Guardiola, who yesterday was bid farewell at City's stadium after 10 years as its manager. The mark Guardiola has left on football can only be defined by "a before and an after"; this can be said of very few managers in history. By the way, both celebrations, that of the Barça players and that of the Santpedor coach, were united by the estelada:

Pep Guardiola has retired amidst the admired recognition of everyone, who have proclaimed him the best coach of the last 20 years and one of the most influential in the history of football, after how he made Barça, Bayern and City play and win, with a model that more than creating a school has marked a before and after for Pep. (That they didn't recognize it in Madrid before caused me perplexity and then made me laugh. Now it causes me great spiritual comfort because I see the coherence in it: there is nothing more provincial and stingy than believing yourself the center of the world, and Madrid-Club and Madrid-Ayuso speak as if the sun had not set in Flanders many centuries ago.)Excuse the digression. What I meant to say is that these days on social media there's a scolding from Guardiola to his players after a lost game played with a terrible attitude. The dressing-down he gives them is epic. But it has nothing to do with big data, or whiteboards, or footballing concepts, or "you didn't follow the instructions I gave you." It's born from the monumental, human anger of someone who feels disappointed, almost betrayed, and wants that game to have consequences: the boss is very angry, we need to get to it.You can ask artificial intelligence to write you a scolding or whatever it may be, and it will come out well-articulated but flat, because it will not have arisen from natural intelligence, from commitment to work, from a sense of responsibility, from personal knowledge of a group, from accumulated personal experience. It seems that Leo XIV writes about all this in his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, which is presented today. AI is so useful that it can make us believe it can replace us. But it lacks the moral authority, the head and the heart that allow us to decide that today is the day to slam our fist on the table.

In a very short time, two decades will have passed since Joan Laporta chose Pep Guardiola as first-team coach. Besides sporting a few more gray hairs, can you imagine how the path of our Barça would have been if José Mourinho had taken the reins of the bench? Laporta, with all his strengths and weaknesses, chose with his heart. And he was absolutely right. No one can doubt his intuition: Hansi Flick is the contemporary example. Guardiola arrived at the bench after winning the Third Division league with Barça Atlètic. A title that he has always made sure to highlight in an extensive and successful record that, if it doesn't make him the best coach in history (for the one writing these lines, he is), it's close.

Pep Guardiola leaves Manchester City. After days when everyone knew the secret, this Friday it has been made official with a farewell video from the Catalan coach. It was a logical step, as it will allow the Santpedor-born manager to be bid farewell by his fans this Sunday in the last match of the season. On Monday night, the Daily Mail reported on Guardiola's decision to end this victorious cycle in which he has managed to make Manchester City one of the best teams in the world. Now it is official.

At 20 years old, Vitor Reis (São José dos Campos, Brazil, 2006) has already experienced more than most people will in a lifetime. "I signed for Palmeiras when I was 10, at 15 I left my parents' house to live in a residence with some of my teammates, and at 16 I became completely independent and moved into my own apartment." The story continues with his debut in the Brasileirão at 18 and a move to a different continent at 19, after Manchester City noticed him and invested nearly 40 million euros. And there's more: six months ago, just before being loaned to Montilivi, also at 19, he got married. "It's a blessing to have my wife by my side. I'm convinced that if it weren't for her, I wouldn't feel so good in Girona." Recently, the couple added a dog to their family.

The fourth title of the Hansi Flick era is here. Barça has beaten Real Madrid (3-2) and continues to dominate the national scene under the guidance of the German coachHe has equaled Luis Enrique's record after winning four of the first five titles he has competed for on the Catalan bench. Joan Garcia, Marc Bernal, Marcus Rashford, and Rooney Bardghji have all won their first titles with Barça, while Hansi Flick remains Real Madrid's nemesis. Since taking over at Barça, he has won five of the six Clásicos he has managed, three of them in finals. Flick has never lost a final; the German coach has won all eight finals he has managed.

The city of Manchester will lose El Tast restaurant, one of whose partners is Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. As confirmed by Guardiola's personal friend Manel Estiarte, this Saturday, December 20th, will be the last day to enjoy the Catalan cuisine created by chef Paco Pérez, who holds five Michelin stars across his various restaurants.

Catalonia will host its major concert in solidarity with the Palestinian people as part of the international Act for Palestine campaign, following similar events in London, Paris, and Los Angeles. On January 29th, at the Palau Sant Jordi, some of the most popular names in Catalan, Spanish, and Palestinian music will perform, including Oques Grasses, Morad, Guillem Gisbert, Bad Gyal, Mushkaa, Amaya, Fermin Muguruza, Xavi Sarrià, La Zowi, Yerai Cortés, and Lluís Llaz. Organizers have announced that some additional acts will be revealed soon. Tickets will go on sale soon. for sale This Friday, December 19th at 10:00 AM, with prices between €25 and €45. The concert can be viewed online and on 3Cat. The expected capacity is between 12,000 and 15,000 people.

A guy who grows up when he stops following the saying "it's better to be king of your silence than slave to your words" and decides to be king of his words, and if someone doesn't like it, what can you do? Let them get some leaves.

Pep Guardiola got his way at the Santiago Bernabéu, and City, without playing a spectacular match, did enough to rub salt in the wounds of Real Madrid (1-2) and further bury Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid took the lead through Rodrygo, who scored his first goal in over nine months, but O'Reilly and Haaland, from the penalty spot, soon turned the game around. The Real Madrid manager is on thin ice after suffering two consecutive defeats, but he has saved his job, for the moment, because his team at least fought until the final whistle.

Pep Guardiola is known for stirring things up before matches against Real Madrid. He did it back in 2011 before infuriating José Mourinho, whom he called "the fucking boss," and he did it again this Tuesday before playing Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu in a match that could negatively impact the future of Real Madrid's coach, Xabi Alonso. When questioned about the situation of the Tolosa-born coach, who has been under intense scrutiny after the poor results of recent weeks, Guardiola criticized Florentino Pérez's stance. "If the hierarchy wants to give power to the players, then the players will have the power," the Santpedor native declared, before immediately offering the following advice to Alonso: "He should just keep to himself. And since he won't be peeing cologne, he'll be fine."

Pep Guardiola is a Barça legend. A Dream Team player, he reached the top with a six-team squad in his first season as a top-flight manager. A four-year stint at Barça that seemed short-lived for Barça fans. Since he packed his bags at Camp Nou in 2012, many Barça fans have dreamed of his return, but Guardiola is clear that his future doesn't lie in the Barça dugout. "It's over forever. It was beautiful, but it's over."

Throughout Barça's history, the number 10 shirt has passed through several hands. after Ansu Fati's departure from MonacoThe number attributed to the best player in the squad goes to Lamine Yamal. Another gift to celebrate the Rocafonda winger's 18th birthday.

On the verge of closing out his most complicated season at Manchester City and while immersed in the Club World Cup, Pep Guardiola's coaching staff is introducing new faces. Aside from a notable outlay of 340 million euros in player signings before the end of the 2024-25 campaign, three people from thestaff They've already left, and in their place have come three replacements. They are Pep Lijnders, James French, and Kolo Touré, who come to replace Juanma Lillo, Íñigo Domínguez, and Carlos Vicens.

The most widespread definition of the English word bang It's "cop," but in American street slang it has another meaning. It's also used as a synonym for "buy" and is used quite a bit in the underworld of sneakerheads, when they debate whether to spend the money on the latest exclusive model from their favorite brand with their staff. In a business that turns over almost seven million euros a year, Newcop is the company that grew out of what he started doing when he was just 16: buying limited-edition models in stores or online and then reselling them at a higher price.Companies.

"I have Madrid in my sights," said Pep Guardiola, bravely, a few days ago. The coach from Santpedor is living a strange era at Manchester City, the club that he has turned into one of the best teams in recent years. But just in the season in which he renewed his contract, Guardiola has seen how a combination of injuries, his own mistakes and successes by his rivals has caused an unprecedented losing streak. The Catalan coach had never lost so many games, and he sees his City fighting to be among the top four in the English league, far behind Liverpool, the leader. In the Champions League, the results have been so bad that with 45 minutes left in the group stage, City was eliminated. They qualified by the skin of their teeth.

"I have Madrid in my sights," said Pep Guardiola, bravely, a few days ago. The coach from Santpedor is living a strange era at Manchester City, the club that he has turned into one of the best teams in recent years. But just in the season in which he renewed his contract, Guardiola has seen how a combination of injuries, his own mistakes and successes by his rivals has caused an unprecedented losing streak. The Catalan coach had never lost so many games, and he sees his City fighting to be among the top four in the English league, far behind Liverpool, the leader. In the Champions League, the results have been so bad that with 45 minutes left in the group stage, City was eliminated. They qualified by the skin of their teeth.