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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

Manchester City and PSG’s strange alliance illustrates the biggest problem with modern football

When Ferran Soriano welcomes Paris Saint-Germain to the Etihad on Wednesday, it might prove a rare moment where there’s a warm embrace for the Manchester City chief executive in boardrooms. Liverpool didn’t offer that.

Contrast that with two weeks ago, when Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi offered backing to City, speaking in his role as chair of European Football Clubs (EFC) at the body’s general assembly.

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