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The City Football Group is a holding company established to oversee the creation and administration of a network of linked clubs and other footballing operations under the aegis of Manchester City.[1] The company is run as a holding company under parent company the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG).[2]

Manchester City F.C.

Main article: Manchester City F.C.

See also: UEFA Champions League

The Abu Dhabi United Group was founded in the summer of 2008, as Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan looked to take over Manchester City Football Club from the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra.[3] The Abu Dhabi United Group was set up in order to facilitate the purchase of the Premier League club.

After its takeover, Manchester City launched into a complete overhaul of all departments, intent on rising to the top as fast as possible. On the pitch, the following seasons saw the team replaced under the management of Mark Hughes[4][5] and then a second time under Roberto Mancini as the lobbying of established UEFA Champions League clubs in the Premier League[6][7] forced the Manchester team to act quickly in order to achieve Champions League status before the newly implemented Financial Fair Play Regulations made it inviable for teams to spend outside of their earnings in an attempt to move up the table. Meanwhile, off the pitch City spent £10 million on revamping their Platt Lane academy base[8] as they formulated plans to produce a £100m training and academy facility on land opposite their stadium, studying training facilities around the world in an attempt to create the world's foremost development in its field.[9][10] This came in conjunction with the announcement in 2014 that they had received planning permission to increase their stadium capacity to over 62,000, making it the second largest club stadium in England.[11] Further investment came in the field of fan engagement, where City committed themselves to a policy of winning the global popularity contest with a mass display of social media,[12][13][14]

Under Mansour's leadership, Manchester City Football Club have currently lifted the 2011 FA Cup, 2011–12 Premier League & 2013-14 Premier League, 2012 FA Community Shield and 2013–14 Football League Cup.

New York City F.C.

Main article: New York City FC

See also: CONCACAF Champions League

When Ferran Soriano was appointed Manchester City CEO in August 2012, Don Garber reached out to him about a New York City team,[15] having previously held discussions with him in his former capacity as Vice President of Barcelona.[16] In December 2012, unnamed sources told the media that Manchester City were close to being announced as the new owners of the 20th team of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the brand name "New York City Football Club" was trademarked, although the club quickly denied the report.[17] However, Garber announced in March 2013 that he was almost ready to unveil the new expansion team.[18]

New York City Football Club, LLC was registered with the New York State Department on 7 May 2013,[19] and on 21 May New York City FC was officially announced as the 20th MLS franchise.[20] Linking the club to its English parent, the new MLS side hired as its first employee former Manchester City, MLS and US national team player Claudio Reyna to serve as Director of Football,[21] while a statement of intent was made with the signing of home-grown rising star manager and MLS Cup winner Jason Kreis to serve as the team's first Head Coach.[22]

Melbourne City F.C.

Main article: Melbourne City FC

See also: AFC Champions League

On 23 January 2014, it was announced that that Manchester City acquired Melbourne Heart for $12 million. After several days of talks in Melbourne and Sydney, City's senior executives completed the deal which sees them own 80% of the Australian club, the other 20% to be held by a consortium of businessmen allied to Australian rugby league club Melbourne Storm.[23]

The takeover of the Australian A-League club came only days after an application to trademark the name "Melbourne City Football Club" was lodged on 16 January. Coincidentally, Melbourne Heart's minority shareholders also registered the business name "Melbourne City FC" with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and bought the domain name "MelbourneCityFC.com.au".[24]

Yokohama F. Marinos

Main article: Yokohama F. Marinos

On 20 May 2014, it was announced that that Manchester City had invested in a minority share of Yokohama F. Marinos, creating a partnership with both the football club and car manufacturer Nissan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jason Kreis: New York City FC "quite certain" to sign three Designated Players". Yahoo.com. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ "MANCHESTER CITY ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13" (PDF). mcfc.co.uk. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Manchester City's new owners put national pride before profit". The Guardian. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Mark Hughes defends Manchester City's summer spending spree". Daily Telegraph. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Big-spending Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is always on the lookout". Daily Mail. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Manchester United at forefront of financial fair play bid - Whelan". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ "They can't beat City on the pitch so Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are ganging up on them and squealing to UEFA... THAT'S RICH!". Daily Mail. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Manchester City splash the cash on Platt Lane academy". Manchester Evening News. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Manchester City's £100m plan to be the Barcelona of the Premier League". The Guardian. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Manchester City unveil 80-acre Etihad Academy plan". BBC Sport. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Manchester City's Etihad Stadium expansion approved". 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Manchester City: The most social media-savvy club in the world". 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Interview: The World's Richest Soccer Club Is Like A Free Content 'Startup'". 31 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Manchester City sets the goal of being the world's best-supported soccer club". 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  15. ^ Bennett, Roger (28 May 2013). "Ambitious Garber ready for next challenge". Relegation Zone. ESPN FC.
  16. ^ Lalas, Greg (11 February 2009). "Garber: Barca/Miami Team Would Start in 2010". Goal.com.
  17. ^ "Manchester City Said Close to Being Awarded MLS Queens Team". Bloomberg. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  18. ^ "MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks NYC2 progress, Florida expansion, Champions League schedule tweak". mlssoccer.com. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Entity Information". NYS Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  20. ^ "Major League Soccer announces New York expansion team: New York City Football Club". mlssoccer.com. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  21. ^ "New York City FC name Claudio Reyna director of football operations". mlssoccer.com. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  22. ^ "Jason Kreis named as Head Coach". nycfc.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  23. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/exclusive-english-premier-league-giants-manchester-city-are-the-new-owners-of-melbourne-heart/story-fni2fopz-1226808309021#ixzz2rBIUYwS3
  24. ^ "Manchester City buy A-League's Melbourne Heart". theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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