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Jamie Spencer

Why Impassioned Defense From Man City Opponents Shouldn’t Be Surprising

If Manchester City could count on support from any club at this time, it was always likely to be Paris Saint-Germain and their manager Luis Enrique.

In 2011, PSG were the subject of a similar takeover. For Abu Dhabi, swap in Qatar. Both clubs were fined by UEFA back in 2014 over breaches of financial rules—the reason City fans have spent more than a decade booing and jeering the Champions League anthem.

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