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Soccer-Guardiola to manage Manchester City from July

By Angus MacSwan
Former Bayern Munich's coach Pep Guardiola during the match. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

LONDON (Reuters) - English Premier League club Manchester City have named Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola as their new manager from July, hoping the Spaniard can emulate the glory years he enjoyed at Barcelona.

Manuel Pellegrini will leave the job on June 30 to make way for Guardiola, who has signed a three-year contract with City, the club said in a statement on Monday.

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