Pep Guardiola speaks at a pro-Palestine concert in Barcelona last week Gisela Jané/Getty Images Journalists attending Pep Guardiola's press conference on Tuesday probably did not expect to hear about Palestine, Russia, Sudan, and the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by U.

Pep Guardiola defended his stance of speaking up about global conflicts by asking, "why should I not express what I feel, just because I am a manager.