- Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy stunned the world after confessing that he was against Manchester City winning
- City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win its first-ever champions league
- The Grammy Award-winning artist rocked the world with his electrifying performance
Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy stunned the world after confessing that he was against Manchester City winning the UEFA Champions League where he was the guest artist.
The Grammy Award-winning artist rocked the world with his electrifying performance in Istanbul, Turkey during the Champions League final.
City walked to yet another victory this season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 and won its first-ever Champions League championship.
Burna Boy who also made history by becoming the first African artist to perform at a UEFA Champions League Final said his bias stemmed from support of Manchester United.
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Burna Boy. Photo/1Family Radio
That’s why he was supporting Inter Milan in this game.
“Despite the fact that I genuinely wanted City to lose for sentimental reasons, this was the most fantastic thing,” he told Paramount+ after the match.
Meanwhile, a multitude of Manchester City supporters gathered to commemorate their team’s historic win on an open-top bus parade across the city.
So excited were some of the players that they removed their shirts in the pouring rain, with lit blue flares lit and inflatable bananas in the air by fans.
Striker Erling Haaland and defender Ruben Dias led the shirtless platoon as they celebrated a beautiful season’s end.
Some City fans climbed lampposts, while legendary manager Pep Guardiola processed his victory this season by smoking a cigar.
Drenched by the rains, Guardiola had his fists in the air as his team flaunted all three trophies won this season.
Manchester City won the FA Cup and the Premier League this season before adding the Champions League victory.
As England defender John Stones was being serenaded by midfielder Kalvin Phillips, Haaland led several dancing players to the stage
Guardiola praised the supporters for attending the match amid a storm.
Pep Guardiola. Photo by SkySports
“We had to be the best parade with this rain, otherwise it is not Manchester. We don’t want sunshine, we want rain, so it was perfect. The fans are used to the rain,” said Guardiola.
Man City captain Ilkay Gundogan termed the 2022/2023 season as an incredible one after winning three trophies.
Midfielder Jack Grealish said playing in Istanbul was the best 24 hours of his life.
Meanwhile, Guardiola is ready to exit Etihad once his two-year contract with the team ends in the summer of 2025. This will end his nine-year career as a football manager.
Guardiola signed a new contract to extend his time at City in November 2022, a choice that had been up in the air and that his inner circle had doubts would be made.
There was a high assumption that the Catalan wouldn’t remain longer than the three years he initially promised to when he joined City in the summer of 2016.
Popular opinion was that Guardiola would seek to manage a team in Italy after working in England to fulfil his desire to manage in Europe’s four top domestic tournaments.
Prior to City, Guardiola managed Barcelona and Bayern Munich. However, it is now clear that Guardiola has altered his perspective and coaching a foreign team could be one option he is looking at.
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