Artikel über die City Football Group (The Independent) (Fußball und Sport allgemein)

Scrutinizer, Donnerstag, 07.09.2017, 18:54 (vor 3039 Tagen) @ Redaktion schwatzgelb.de

Original-Titel: Inside the City Football Group: how Manchester City's network of clubs is methodically taking control

www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/inside-city-football-group-manchester-citys-network-of-clubs-new-york-melbourne-girona-a7934436.html

Langer, informativer Artikel. Einiges war mir bekannt, aber doch nicht das volle Ausmaß des Netzwerks. Dieser Satz gibt einen guten Überblick:

... the City Football Group are pushing into the future having bought five football clubs across five of the six continents, having signed deals with five other clubs to become training and scouting partners, having built an academy in one of the continents where they do not own a professional club, and having made ties with clubs in Spain and Holland where young players go to earn work permits or gain experience in a first-team environment.