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Football Daily

All About Pep Guardiola

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports

4.34.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Pep Guardiola as you have never heard him before. The Manchester City boss selects several of his favourite songs that reference key moments in his life, as he takes us on a journey from his humble beginnings to the very top of the football world. Speaking to Guillem Balague back in 2018 he talks at length about his upbringing, family life, Barcelona, New York, politics and his special relationship with the people of Manchester. Guardiola also opens up about the night his wife and two daughters were caught up in the Manchester Arena Attack.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.6

The biggest debates, the biggest names, the football daily podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:12.9

Hello and welcome to another special football daily podcast from the archive with me, Guillem Balagé.

0:18.7

Today something a little different. Another chance to hear a fascinating conversation

0:23.9

had with the manager of Manchester City, Pebordiola. We sat down to talk about his childhood,

0:29.6

his philosophy, his passions and the music that has helped define him and his life. Enjoy.

0:41.2

Hello. Hello. Thank you very much for joining us. This is a very different show.

0:47.2

So, over the next hour we're going to play some of your favorite songs and discuss what they mean to you.

0:53.7

You do listen to music a lot. It is part of what you day-to-day life you listen to it in the car, home.

1:00.7

When? Yeah. When I'm at home, always the music is there. I love the radio. I'm a big fan in Barcelona

1:09.6

when I went to work, I always listened to politicians, programs and in the morning.

1:16.2

So, I love it. The radio brings you another place. I always imagine the faces, the voices.

1:22.0

And I love it. One day I would like to work in radio. I would like to work.

1:27.6

Do you want to radio show? Well, like a talk show. So, you interview people.

1:33.0

DJ, would you be at the table? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I like music but I don't understand,

1:38.1

really. I don't understand. So, to be in both, maybe once a week to talk there, to be

1:45.4

another people and something you like. I don't know. There's something magic about music, isn't it?

1:50.4

In three minutes, four minutes, it just takes you to a completely different planet. You enjoy what

1:55.6

music does to you. Yeah, of course, some music, you know, just for the lyrics, sometimes for the music,

2:02.0

sometimes for you remember an amazing life, part of your life, period of your life. Yeah, music

2:08.5

is part of the culture, you know. How many things change in the world through the music?

2:12.7

So, it's power our life. It's impossible to live, especially now my kids, my daughters and

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