Imagine an all-star team of footballers featuring the top names in the sport. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, Thierry Henry, Robinho and David Villa. Now imagine all of these players on the same team, Manchester City.
Before yesterday, that notion sounded ridiculous, but now that the Abu Dhabi United Group is in charge of […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · Cesc Fabregas · Cristiano Ronaldo · David Villa · Fernando Torres · Kaka · Manchester City · Manchester United · Premier League · Robinho · Thierry Henry · real madrid
When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 and splashed £600 million to-date on the football club, few would have expected that a rival billionaire would outspend Chelsea’s owner. And even fewer would have predicted that the club would have been Manchester City.
But Manchester City has done it by being taken over by the investment company […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · Chelsea · Dimitar Berbatov · Manchester City · Robinho
Marca, the daily Spanish sports newspaper, is reporting that Real Madrid has accepted a £32.5 million bid for Robinho. The audacious bid by new Man City owners Abu Dhabi United Group was made at the last minute, and now we await whether Chelsea is willing to match or exceed the bid with less than 90 […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · David Villa · Dimitar Berbatov · Manchester City · Mario Gomez · Robinho · real madrid
What is known about the Abu Dhabi United Group, the new owners of Manchester City Football Club?
Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) is the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi royal family. ADUG is expected to be represented on the new board by Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim (pictured below), the chief executive […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · Chelsea · Manchester City · Roman Abramovich · Sulaiman Al Fahim
Manchester City has placed bids to capture the signings of David Villa and Mario Gomez before the August transfer window deadline ends in less than six hours at midnight UK time.
“We have bids in for three players,” said Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, head of the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG). “There is Berbatov, but there […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · David Villa · Dimitar Berbatov · Manchester City · Mario Gomez
Manchester City officials have confirmed that a Middle East company is in the process of taking over the club from Thai owner Thaksin Shinawatra.
A memorandum of understanding (i.e. a statement of intent) has been signed between between the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) and Manchester City Football Club Limited.
“A period of due diligence for all […]
Tags: ADUG · Abu Dhabi United Group · Manchester City · Thaksin Shinawatra
