Pep Guardiola’s mother, 82, dies from coronavirus just weeks after the Manchester City manager donated £920,000 to fight the virus in his native Catalonia
- Pep Guardiola’s mother Dolors Sala Carrio has died from coronavirus
- Man City confirmed the sad news on Monday before paying tribute to Guardiola
- It comes weeks after Guardiola donated £920,000 to help fight the coronavirus
Pep Guardiola’s mother has passed away from coronavirus, Manchester City have confirmed.
The Premier League champions confirmed the sad news on Monday that Dolors Sala Carrio had passed at the age of 82.
City paid tribute to their manager on social media, saying: ‘Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends.’
Pep Guardiola’s mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, has passed away from coronavirus at the age of 82
The Premier League champions confirmed the news on Twitter on Monday afternoon
Tottenham and Brighton sent their condolences to Guardiola for his loss following the sad news.
‘Everyone at Spurs sends their deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with Pep and his family at this time,’ Spurs tweeted.
The tragic news comes weeks after Guardiola himself made a generous donation of £920,000 (€1million) to help fight the coronavirus in Spain.
Guardiola earmarked the money, sent to the Angel Soler Daniel Foundation, to be spent on purchasing medical equipment.
The fund is named after a doctor from Santpedor – the town Guardiola hails from – who passed away in the 1970s.
It comes weeks after Guardiola donated £920,000 to help fight the coronavirus in Spain
Tottenham and Brighton paid tribute to the Spaniard on Twitter following the announcement
The Barcelona medical college said that equipment is in short supply across Catalonia and Guardiola’s generosity will go a long way to easing the strain on health centres. Catalonia is reported to have the most concentrated number of cases in Spain.
Guardiola is currently back at home in Barcelona following the outbreak, where he has been urging football fans to stay at home to reduce the spread of the deadly virus.
‘We miss football,’ he said. ‘We miss the life that we had a few days ago but now is the time to listen, to follow our scientists, doctors and nurses.
‘You are my football family and we are going to do everything possible to make you feel better. We’ll come back from this stronger, better, kinder… and a little bit fatter. Stay inside, stay safe.’
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