MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Martin Glenn's "extraordinary" comments about the wearing of a yellow ribbon in support of Catalan politicians demonstrated the FA chief executive's ignorance of the subject.
"The first impression (I got) when I heard that is he didn't understand what the yellow ribbon means," Guardiola said Tuesday. "It is simple like that. He made a comment that is far away from what it means."
Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Glenn said the ribbon was "a political symbol" of Catalan independence that annoyed many Spaniards.
Guardiola attempted to put Glenn straight by saying the ribbon is not about independence but support of "four people who are in jail when they didn't do anything to be in jail."
He was referring to Catalan politicians who have been jailed or went into exile after a secession bid in October. The region held an independence referendum that was banned by Madrid authorities.