Pep’s pizza ban

No pizza and no training with the first team if you’re overweight. Those are the rules new Manchester City football coach Pep Guardiola has imposed, according to a report in the Telegraph. They were revealed by French fullback Gael Clichy, speaking while in China on the club’s pre-season tour. ‘‘With [Guardiola], if you’re weight is too high, you’re not training with the team. So we have a few players who are not training with the team yet,’’ he told the Telegraph. To help players keep their weight down, Guardiola, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, has banned ‘‘heavy food,’’ including pizza.