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Pep Guardiola says he will take a break from management after he leaves Manchester City, though he does not know when he will retire.

Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension in November, extending his stay at the club until June 2027.

By that time the 54-year-old will have been at City for 11 years – he spent four years as Barcelona manager before taking charge of Bayern Munich for three.

“After my contract with City, I’m going to stop. I’m sure,” Guardiola told ESPN.

“I don’t know if I’m going to retire, but I’m going to take a break.”

Speaking to Sky Sports on Friday, Guardiola clarified that he won’t necessarily leave City at the end of his current contract.

“I didn’t say I’m leaving now or at the end of season or the end of contract,” he said.

“I said when I finish my time here, be it one, two, three, four, five years, I will take a break.

“I won’t retire but I will take a break. What I am saying is when I am finished here I will take a break,”

Guardiola has overseen the most successful period in City’s history, with his side winning six of the past nine Premier League titles as well as the club’s first Champions League as part of a Treble in 2022-23.

This season City have failed to reach their previous heights and are currently fourth in the table with four games left to play.

“How I want to be remembered, I don’t know,” Guardiola said. “I want people to remember me however they want.

“All coaches want to win so we can have a memorable job, but I believe that the fans of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City had fun watching my teams play.

“I don’t think we should ever live thinking about whether we’re going to be remembered.

“When we die, our families cry for two or three days and then that’s it – you’re forgotten. In the careers of coaches, there are good and bad ones, the important thing is that the good ones are remembered for longer.”

Pep Guardiola says he will take a break from management after he leaves Manchester City, though he does not know when he will retire.

Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension in November, extending his stay at the club until June 2027.

By that time the 54-year-old will have been at City for 11 years – he spent four years as Barcelona manager before taking charge of Bayern Munich for three.

“After my contract with City, I’m going to stop. I’m sure,” Guardiola told ESPN.

“I don’t know if I’m going to retire, but I’m going to take a break.”

Speaking to Sky Sports on Friday, Guardiola clarified that he won’t necessarily leave City at the end of his current contract.

“I didn’t say I’m leaving now or at the end of season or the end of contract,” he said.

“I said when I finish my time here, be it one, two, three, four, five years, I will take a break.

“I won’t retire but I will take a break. What I am saying is when I am finished here I will take a break,”

Guardiola has overseen the most successful period in City’s history, with his side winning six of the past nine Premier League titles as well as the club’s first Champions League as part of a Treble in 2022-23.

This season City have failed to reach their previous heights and are currently fourth in the table with four games left to play.

“How I want to be remembered, I don’t know,” Guardiola said. “I want people to remember me however they want.

“All coaches want to win so we can have a memorable job, but I believe that the fans of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City had fun watching my teams play.

“I don’t think we should ever live thinking about whether we’re going to be remembered.

“When we die, our families cry for two or three days and then that’s it – you’re forgotten. In the careers of coaches, there are good and bad ones, the important thing is that the good ones are remembered for longer.”

After Jarrell Miller pulled out of their fight due to injury, British heavyweight Fabio Wardley will take on Justis Huni on June 7.

At Portman Road, his devoted hometown of Ipswich Town, Wardley was scheduled to meet American Miller.

However, Miller “sustained a shoulder injury during training camp,” according to Queensberry Promotions on Wednesday.

Australian Huni, 26, is the only person to win all 12 of his professional matches, with seven of them coming within the close range.

“Every action shootout, exactly how we like it” posted on X by Wardley.

Huni is currently at number one in the WBO rankings and has only ever engaged in combat outside of his native country, with one of his most recent fights taking place under the Anthony Joshua v. Francis Ngannou banner in Saudi Arabia last year.

As he fought for a world title in March, undefeated Englishman Wardley, 30, vacated his British belt.

When they met at a chaotic news conference last month, Miller taunted Wardley by wearing a Norwich shirt with the word “going down 25” on the back in reference to Premier League rivals Ipswich’s demise.

After Miller served a two-year doping ban after twice testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2019 and 2020, Wardley claimed he had written a “diss song” about him, the pair were separated by security guards.

Lewis Richardson, a bronze medalist who won the Olympics, will make his professional debut, according to Queensberry.

British heavyweight Fabio Wardley will face Justis Huni on 7 June after Jarrell Miller pulled out of their fight because of injury.

Wardley was set to meet American Miller at Portman Road – the home of his beloved Ipswich Town.

However, Queensberry Promotions said on Wednesday that Miller “sustained a shoulder injury during training camp”.

Australian Huni, 26, has a perfect record after 12 professional contests with seven of those victories coming inside the distance.

“All action shootout – just how we like it!” Wardley posted on X.

Huni is number one in the WBO rankings and has fought just twice outside his homeland, with one of those bouts on the Anthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou undercard in Saudi Arabia last year.

Undefeated Englishman Wardley, 30, vacated his British belt in March as he pursues a world title.

Miller taunted Wardley by wearing a Norwich shirt with ‘going down 25’ on the back – referencing rivals Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League – when they met at a chaotic news conference last month.

The pair had to be held apart by security guards after Miller, who served a two-year doping ban after twice testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2019 and 2020, accused Wardley of making a ‘diss song’ about him.

Queensberry also announced that Olympic bronze medallist Lewis Richardson will make his professional debut.