Guardiola gets his first taste of FC Hollywood


Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola reacts during their Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match against Arsenal in Munich, March 11, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

(Reuters) - Bayern Munich have often been labelled as FC Hollywood and coach Pep Guardiola, still a relative newcomer in his first season at the club, may have started to discover why this week.

While club president Uli Hoeness went on trial for tax evasion this week and faces a possible jail sentence of up to ten years, sports director Matthias Sammer contrived to upset most of the other clubs in the Bundesliga by suggesting they should train harder.

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