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Felix Keith

Man City owner Sheikh Mansour makes rare appearance at first match for 13 years

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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has travelled to Istanbul to watch his side take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final.

Mansour bought City in 2008 from Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, but has only attended one match in the following 15 years. The 52-year-old, who is vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, was pictured in the VIP seats at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul wearing a Man City scarf.

City have won seven Premier League titles, three FA Cups and six League Cups since Sheikh Mansour took over, yet he has been absent for all of those occasions. The only previous game he has attended was way back in August 2010 when he was there at the Etihad Stadium to witness a 3-0 victory over Liverpool.

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