Pep Guardiola welcomed a group of Palestinian children to his annual youth football camp in Spain this summer, extending his long-standing support for the Palestinian cause by allowing youngsters affected by the conflict to enjoy football alongside hundreds of other participants.
The former Manchester City manager hosted the children during the sixth edition of the Pep Summer Camp, held in the village of Rialp in Spain's Catalonia region.
Organized by the Guardiola Sala Foundation, the three-week camp combined football training with lessons on nutrition, teamwork, social responsibility and personal development for boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 16.
A total of around 705 children attended the 2026 camp, which ran from late June through mid-July.
Among them were 28 Palestinian children, according to local Spanish newspaper Segre, the figure most consistently reported by regional media. Earlier reports had estimated between 25 and 31 participants.
