He wore it to press conferences and also on the side of the pitch in both the Premier League and Champions League.
It soon became a talking point as supporters and the media wondered what it meant and why he wore a yellow ribbon. Some of his rivals even passed comment.
Guardiola wears a yellow ribbon as a gesture of support for imprisoned activists and politicians who campaigned for Catalan independence.
Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, leaders of Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) and Omnium respectively, were jailed, along with a number of members of Carles Puigdemont’s deposed Catalan government following their role in the unsuccessful push for Catalan independence from Spain back in October 2017.
The Manchester City boss has long been a vocal proponent of Catalunya seceding from Spain and has been heavily involved in promoting the movement.
He went into some depth on the issue back in November following their imprisonment, explaining that he hoped that he would not have to wear it for long but insisted that he will wear it as long as they remain detained.
