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MUMBAI: Abu Dhabi-owned Premier League champions Manchester City are reportedly considering a landmark visit to India ahead of the 2023-24 season kick-off.

India has never been a pre-season destination for the big European clubs because the football ecosystem here simply does not have the financial bandwidth to justify the huge costs involved in getting big-league sides over for such tours.

Jul 24, 2019 18:07
YOKOHAMA, Japan: Nissan and City Football Group have extended their global partnership, ensuring the Japanese auto major will continue to be the official automotive partner of the group and its football teams in the UK, US and Australia.
Jun 01, 2019 19:06
MUMBAI: It was on May 8 that SportzPower first broke the news that in-principal agreement on the quantum of stake that City Football Group (CFG), owners of Premier League giants Manchester City FC, will take in Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC had been reached.
May 15, 2019 15:05
MUMBAI: KwanAbler, the joint venture formed in April 2018 between Kwan Entertainment and sports marketing pioneer Ravi Krishnan with the stated aim of commercializing the opportunities available to global sports, media and entertainment businesses within the Indian ecosystem, has scored its biggest deal since inception.
May 08, 2019 09:05
MUMBAI: A term sheet is in place. As too in-principal agreement on the quantum of stake that City Football Group (CFG), owners of Premier League giants Manchester City FC, will take in Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC. All that remains is final agreement on the price CFG will pay for said stake.
Mar 05, 2019 16:03
MUMBAI: After "looking at India" for nearly two years now, City Football Group, the holding company that owns Manchester City, will invest in an Indian club this year, CFG chief executive Ferran Soriano has confirmed. Aside from the Premier League title holders, CFG also owns parts of clubs in the United States, Australia, Japan, Spain, Uruguay and China.
Mar 01, 2019 15:03
MANCHESTER: Global sports apparel giant Puma has been named the official kit supplier for the next ten years of all men’s, women’s and youth teams under the Abu-Dhabi based City Football Group, which include Premier League champions Manchester City, A-League’s Melbourne City FC, La Liga’s Girona FC, Uruguay's Club Atlético Torque and China’s Sichuan Jiuniu FC.
Feb 20, 2019 18:02
MANCHESTER: City Football Group (CFG), owner of English Premier League side Manchester City, has confirmed the purchase of third-tier Chinese football team Sichuan Jiuniu, in partnership with UBTECH and China Sports Capital.  The acquisition makes the Chengdu, Sichuan Province-based outfit the seventh club in the global CFG portfolio. 
Jan 29, 2019 13:01
PALO ALTO, Calif.: Sapphire Ventures, a technology venture capital firm investing in growth-stage companies and early-stage venture funds with more than $2.5 billion in assets under management, has announced the launch of Sapphire Sport, an oversubscribed $115 million funds platform to drive the firm's investments in early-stage startups at the intersection of sports, media, and entertainment sectors.
Jan 30, 2018 15:01
LONDON: City Football Group, the holding company of Premier League giants Manchester City, has appointed CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), to develop global partnerships.  CAA Sports will work alongside CFG’s in-house sales team on a range of projects, with an initial focus on global agreements for CFG’s clubs with leading brands.
Jan 06, 2018 15:01
JAMSHEDPUR: Manchester City FC CEO Ferran Sorriano on Friday said the English football giants may invest in Indian football in the near future. Sorriano made his comments Friday on the sidelines of an Indian Super League (ISL) tie between Jamshedpur FC and Mumbai City.