City Football Group: who are the 13 clubs and how are they faring?
Manchester City (England)
Second in Premier League: City were bought in September 2008 for about £210m by Sheikh Mansour via his Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment vehicle. In 2013 City Football Group was created of which, since 2021 and via Newton Investment and Development, Mansour owns 81%, with the US private equity company Silver Lake holding 18.16% (and China Media Capital and CITIC Capital the remainder). Mansour’s 15-year proprietorship of City has been soaked in success, with seven Premier League titles, three FA Cups, six League Cups, the Champions League and Uefa Super Cup. In December City will attempt to add the Fifa World Club Cup.
On taking over, Mansour said: “We want to make it clear that Mark Hughes is absolutely integral to our plans.” The manager, appointed three months earlier, lasted until the following December, since then City have been led by Roberto Mancini (2009-2013), Manuel Pellegrini (2013-2016) and Pep Guardiola (2016 to present). Last season, Guardiola led City to the treble, an achievement to rank alongside his 100-point title triumph of 2017-18.
New York City FC (USA)
11th in MLS Eastern Conference: CFG owns 80% of City’s first sister club, acquired as a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in May 2013 for $100m, part of this fee paid by Yankee Global Enterprises, which owns the other 20% and also the New York Yankees. David Villa, Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo were NYCFC’s first three designated players for their debut 2015 season. After finishing 17th in the Eastern Conference, they have since placed second, second, third and first, with coaches including the former City midfielder Patrick Vieira, Domènec Torrent, once a Guardiola assistant, and the
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