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News, Blog and GuidesThe current champions of England and Europe are the jewel in the City Football Group crown, but there are MLS and other global links.
Paul Reidypaulreidy67Calum RocheEnglish_ASUpdate: Nov 10th, 2023 05:28 EST
Vincent CarchiettaUSA TODAY Sports
The Beautiful Game is one that connects fans around the world. And these days, the interconnection between clubs is not simply due to towns, leagues, nations and confederations. Ownership across the globe is now very much linked. Take, for example, Manchester City, New York City FC, Melbourne City, Montevideo City Torque, French side Troyes and Belgium’s Lommel. Do you know what they all have in common? You may have already guessed.
The clubs under City Football Group
That’s right, these clubs are 100% owned by the City Football Group (CFG) with the company also holding key shares in the likes of Girona (currently kicking up a storm in Spain’s LaLiga), India’s Mumbai City, Brazil’s EC Bahia and Serie B side Palermo.
A special message from the CFG family! 💙 pic.twitter.com/ALOJgrgesU
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 3, 2023
The City Football Group is a UK based holding company that primarily administers association football clubs, owning stakes in clubs in the United States, Australia, India, Japan, Spain, Uruguay, China, Belgium and France. The group is owned by three organisations; of which 81% is majority owned by the Abu Dhabi United Group, 18% by the American firm Silver Lake and 1% by Chinese firms China Media Capital and CITIC Capital.
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Man City profile in Premier League and beyond
With continued domestic success in the Premier League over recent years, Manchester City, led by the expert hand of Pep Guardiola are the shining light of the group and the Mancunian club group lends its name to the consortium.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola ADAM VAUGHANEFE
City secured an incredible treble last season, securing their first ever Champions League title in June to add to the domestic FA Cup and Premier League, further boosting the global profile.
Across the Atlantic, New York City FC provide a high profile team in Major League Soccer and fall under the Yankee Global Enterprises umbrella which is also owned by CFG.
One step closer 🗽 #ForTheCityThe next phase of the Willets Point development, including NYC’s first-ever soccer specific stadium, was today certified into the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) approval process.Visit https://t.co/wyrubevf9y for further information. pic.twitter.com/sd7t0RPfdm
— New York City Football Club (@NYCFC) October 16, 2023
The CFG ideology taking shape
CFG see the natural evolution of club brands being to expand globally, and that doing so could include the creation of franchise clubs in foreign leagues. The group maintain that their ambition is to “increase participation in football on and off the field, to find and develop the best footballing talent, and to deliver an exciting and forward playing game.”
