Manchester United remain the richest club in English football, but neighbours City are closing the gap. Accountant Deloitte’s annual football review reveals United were top of the table in their 2012/13 title-winning campaign with revenues of £362.2million. City are second with £271.8m, but City had greater year-on-year growth of 18-per-cent compared to United’s 13-per-cent. The […]
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Manchester City owners buy stake in Japanese club
Manchester City’s owners have added to their growing, global empire by buying a stake in the Japanese J-League club Yokohama F Marinos. The deal brings Marinos into a network which also includes the Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC and Australian club Melbourne Heart as well as City. The partnership with the Marinos’ owners, car […]
Manchester City hit by 60 million euro fine
Manchester City has been fine 60million euros by UEFA who have also restricted their Champions League squad to 21 for next season following the breach of Financial Fair Play rules. The club owned by Sheikh Mansour snatched the Premier League title last weekend but will have to curb their spending in the transfer market and freeze their […]
Manchester City’s Premier League title-winning parade tonight
Beware of delays as Manchester City Council is warning commuters of extensive travel disruption around the city centre this evening as a result of Manchester City’s Barclays Premier League title victory parade. Several road closures will be in place from around lunchtime around Albert Square – the parade begins at Manchester Town Hall, before moving down […]
Manchester City’s ground expansion set to start
Manchester City has appointed construction group Laing O’Rourke to undertake a massive expansion of the Etihad Stadium. Work on the two-phase project, which begins on the South Stand first, is beginning immediately. The development, which was given the green light by Manchester City Council in February, will see the stadium capacity increase from 48,000 to more […]