Guardiola received an honorary degree from the University of Manchester

Manchester City coach Guardiola received an honorary degree from the University of Manchester. At the honorary degree award ceremony, Guardiola gave a speech, talking about his opinion on the issue of Gaza: "Everything we see in Gaza is so heartbreaking. I was in pain all over my body. Let me make it clear that it is not an ideological question, not a question of who is right or wrong. Please, it is just about love for life, care for neighbors. Maybe we see those four-year-olds killed by bombs or died in hospitals - although that is no longer a hospital - we will feel that it is not our business." "We can choose to think it is not our business. But be careful, the next one who suffers may be us. The next four or five-year-old may be our children. Sorry, but since this nightmare in Gaza began, I woke up to see my children every morning and felt fear. Maybe it is all in the place where we live now. It looks very far away, you may ask, what can we do? " "I think of a story. A forest is on fire, and all animals feel fear and helpless. But a bird keeps flying around, bringing water back from the sea, sprinkling into the fire drop by drop. The snake smiled and asked it: 'Why do you do this? You can't extinguish the fire at all.' The bird replied: 'I know. 'The snake asked again: 'Then why do you do it over and over again? ' The bird finally said: 'I just do my own part. '" "That is, the bird knew that it could not extinguish the forest fire, but it refused to do nothing. In this world that often makes us feel that 'it is too small to change anything', this story reminds me that the strength of an individual does not depend on size, but on choice - stand up at critical moments, refuse to be silent, refuse to remain indifferent."