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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steve Douglas

Man City scandal: A by-the-numbers look at how the club was transformed by the Abu Dhabi takeover

Abu Dhabi Soccer Manchester City Enzo Fernandez Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deloitte Manchester United
Man City Charges Soccer - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The reputation of Manchester City and its Abu Dhabi ownership has been shredded after the club was found guilty of more than 100 charges of financial wrongdoing in one of the biggest scandals in English soccer history.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought City in 2008 and invested billions of pounds (dollars) to turn the club into a behemoth of European soccer.

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