Deportes: Pep Guardiola y el futuro

Pep Guardiola is the manager of the Barcelona football team.  He likes to plan for the future - but not too far in the future. 

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1. Is Pep Guardiola an actor?  If not, why does the text mention the word?
2. How frequently does Pep renew his contract?
3. Who did this year's contract include - apart from Pep?
4. When was it renewed?
5. Who does Pep believe guarantees the stability of a football club?
6. If the president of Barcelona, Sandro Rosell, has to think of ways of keeping on the right side of Pep, which player in particular does Pep himself have to think about keeping happy?
7. Why do you think Pep doesn't like to sign up for more than a year at a time?  Is he afraid of the future do you think?  Or is it for some other reason?

If you feel you need further help understanding this text - please don't give up!  Why not try Google Translate as a way of supporting your learning?  The translations aren't perfect - but they'll give you an idea.  And then you can compare the English translation with the original - and maybe even answer some of the questions above!