In the football world, when it comes to , the city football group, , is basically equal to money. At first, the City Football Group was owned by Abu Dhabi United Group, a private investment company of UAE businessman mansour . In 2015, Chinese cultural industry investment funds and CITIC Group spent US$400 million to acquire 13% of the shares of City Football Group. In 2019, the US private equity company Yinhu Capital acquired 10% of the shares for US$500 million, forming the three largest shareholders of City Football Group. The largest shareholder is Mansour who holds 77% of the shares.
Since the acquisition of Manchester City in 2008, City Football Group has already owned 11 teams around the world, including 3 in Asia, 4 in Europe, 2 in South America, 1 in North America, and 21 in in Oceania. Among the 2021 City Football Group's teams, Manchester City, Melbourne City , Mumbai City and New York City have all won the top league championships in their own country, which shows that City Football Group is constantly exploring its own football path and achieving results.
The first team Premier League Manchester City
In 2008, Surman bought Manchester City . Since joining Manchester City, the team has begun to start the "golden dollar era" of the team by recruiting soldiers. In the first transfer period of the acquisition of Manchester City, he intercepted Chelsea and signed Robinho for £32.5 million. In the following season, Manchester City spent a lot of money to recruit players. Star players such as Yaya Toure, David Silva, Mario Balotelli, , Edin Dzeko, , and Aguero were all included in Manchester City's base camp. Manchester City club is now ranked second in the world, with a total net worth of 1.03 billion euros. Since winning the first Premier League championship from 2011 to 2012, Manchester City has won 5 league championships and 2 FA Cup championships.
The 20th team of the American Major League - New York City
In May 2013, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees Club formed New York City Football Club . Yankees Club is a traditional giant in the American Baseball League. Both sides invested US$100 million, of which New York Yankees own 20% to 25% of the equity , and the team's operating rights are still managed by the City Football Group. As a new team in the American League, City Football Group not only introduced players such as David Villa, Pirlo, Lampard, etc. to New York City, but also won the 2021 MLS championship.
Australia Super League Club - Melbourne City
On January 23, 2014, City Football Group acquired 80% of the shares of Melbourne Ambition Club in Australia and renamed it Melbourne City Football Club . To show the ambition of the City Football Group, on June 5, the club introduced David Villa to participate in the A-League from October to December 2014 in a short period of time. Now the team has won the FA Cup in Australia in 2017 and the league in 2021.
J League — Yokohama Mariner
Montevideo in Uruguay, Yacheng torque
In early 2017, City Football Group acquired Uruguay Torque Competitive Football Club, In February 2020, was officially renamed Montevideo in Montevideo, and at the same time launched a new club badge.
Now the team is competing in Uruguay First Division and South American Liberators Cup . In addition to changing the team name and logo, City Football Group has also built it into its youth training base to discover young players in South America. This is the fourth youth training academy after Manchester City, New York City and Melbourne City. In the football world, when it comes to , the city football group, , is basically equal to money. At first, the City Football Group was owned by Abu Dhabi United Group, a private investment company of UAE businessman mansour . In 2015, Chinese cultural industry investment funds and CITIC Group spent US$400 million to acquire 13% of the shares of City Football Group. In 2019, the US private equity company Yinhu Capital acquired 10% of the shares for US$500 million, forming the three largest shareholders of City Football Group. The largest shareholder is Mansour who holds 77% of the shares. Since the acquisition of Manchester City in 2008, City Football Group has already owned 11 teams around the world, including 3 in Asia, 4 in Europe, 2 in South America, 1 in North America, and 21 in in Oceania. Among the 2021 City Football Group's teams, Manchester City, Melbourne City , Mumbai City and New York City have all won the top league championships in their own country, which shows that City Football Group is constantly exploring its own football path and achieving results.
The first team Premier League Manchester City
In 2008, Surman bought Manchester City . Since joining Manchester City, the team has begun to start the "golden dollar era" of the team by recruiting soldiers. In the first transfer period of the acquisition of Manchester City, he intercepted Chelsea and signed Robinho for £32.5 million. In the following season, Manchester City spent a lot of money to recruit players. Star players such as Yaya Toure, David Silva, Mario Balotelli, , Edin Dzeko, , and Aguero were all included in Manchester City's base camp. Manchester City club is now ranked second in the world, with a total net worth of 1.03 billion euros. Since winning the first Premier League championship from 2011 to 2012, Manchester City has won 5 league championships and 2 FA Cup championships.
The 20th team of the American Major League - New York City
In May 2013, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees Club formed New York City Football Club . Yankees Club is a traditional giant in the American Baseball League. Both sides invested US$100 million, of which New York Yankees own 20% to 25% of the equity , and the team's operating rights are still managed by the City Football Group. As a new team in the American League, City Football Group not only introduced players such as David Villa, Pirlo, Lampard, etc. to New York City, but also won the 2021 MLS championship.
Australia Super League Club - Melbourne City
On January 23, 2014, City Football Group acquired 80% of the shares of Melbourne Ambition Club in Australia and renamed it Melbourne City Football Club . To show the ambition of the City Football Group, on June 5, the club introduced David Villa to participate in the A-League from October to December 2014 in a short period of time. Now the team has won the FA Cup in Australia in 2017 and the league in 2021.
J League — Yokohama Mariner
Montevideo in Uruguay, Yacheng torque
In early 2017, City Football Group acquired Uruguay Torque Competitive Football Club, In February 2020, was officially renamed Montevideo in Montevideo, and at the same time launched a new club badge.
Now the team is competing in Uruguay First Division and South American Liberators Cup . In addition to changing the team name and logo, City Football Group has also built it into its youth training base to discover young players in South America. This is the fourth youth training academy after Manchester City, New York City and Melbourne City.
Spanish League Girona
In 2017, Girona Club, which was in Spanish League 2, scored into La Liga . In August of the same year, City Football Group and Guardiola's brother Perre-Guardiola jointly acquired shares of Girona Club, and City Football Group owns half of the club's shares. Girona is in the Spanish Second Division this season, ranking 6th in the league, and is in the upgraded play-off area.
China League One Sichuan Jiuniu
February 20, 2019 City Football Group and UBL and China Jianteng Sports Industry Fund announced in Chengdu that it would jointly acquire China League Two Sichuan Jiuniu Club, becoming its 7th team. City Football Group CEO Soriano said he will be committed to formulating a long-term and sustainable development model for Sichuan Jiuniu Club and attracting outstanding young Chinese players. On February 21, City Football Group announced that Melbourne City Football Club CEO Scott Moon was the CEO of City Football Group China. This season, Sichuan Jiubei ranked 8th in the China League One and reached the semi-finals in the FA Cup.
Mumbai City, India
Belgian League Lomer
On May 11, 2020, the City Football Group officially announced that it had completed the acquisition of Belgian team Lomer Football Club . Lomer team is located in the Belgian League Two. The club is famous for its strong youth training system and focus on cultivating young players. The acquisition of City Football Group is also exploring the new ideas for building a youth training base in and cultivating players.
French Troyes
Bolivian Bolivar
January 2021 Bolivia's Bolivar Football Club officially announced that it will join the City Football Group and become its 11th team. Bolivari has won the top domestic league championship 29 times, making it the team that won the most Bolivian League championships, and is also a regular visitor to the South American Liberators Cup
Now, the city football group has such a big layout in the world football world not only because of money, but also constantly exploring their own operating methods in the process of expansion. To ensure the development of all teams, City Football Group requires sponsors to share sponsorships, and teams sponsoring the Premier League should also sponsor Australia, China and other brother teams. On February 28, 2019, PUMA announced a long-term agreement with City Football Group. In the agreement, PUMA will become the official partner of five clubs including Manchester City, Melbourne City, Sichuan Jiuniu, etc. in the City Football Group, providing equipment sponsorship for these clubs.
Teams spread across 11 countries not only bring benefits to the City Football Group, but also help the team's youth training construction and recruitment. From a long-term naturalization point of view, this will save a lot of costs for the club. In recent seasons, many young players who have joined Manchester City will be loaned to Melbourne City, Girona, New York City and other teams, and then return to Manchester City or other teams through training with brothers. Previously, Manchester City defender Angelino was an example. In 2013, Angelino joined Manchester City Youth Training, and was loaned to New York City in 2015. Then he moved to Girona, Majorca, Eindhoven and other teams. In 2019, he returned to Manchester City with the activation repurchase clause. In 2021, Angelino joined Leipzig for 20 million.
In addition to player training and recruitment, each team also has intersections in team management and coach training. City Football Group has a data database so that other clubs can learn the training methods, rehabilitation techniques of top teams like Manchester City. Melbourne Former City coach Eric Monbertz had worked at Manchester City before coaching, which also shows that the City Football Group is supporting each other in terms of coaching, management and other aspects. The layout of the Urban Football Group continues, and they are constantly exploring their own football empire.
Melbourne Former City coach Eric Monbertz had worked at Manchester City before coaching, which also shows that the City Football Group is supporting each other in terms of coaching, management and other aspects. The layout of the Urban Football Group continues, and they are constantly exploring their own football empire.-
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