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Manchester City - Man City FC

Posted on January 13, 2008
Filed Under English Premier League, Manchester City

Manchester City Football Club
Nicknames: The Citizens, The Blues, City
Founded: 1880 as St. Mark’s
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Capacity: 47,726
Owner: Thaksin Shinawatra
Chairman: Thaksin Shinawatra
Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

After the were founded as St Mark’s, in 1880, they took the name Ardwick AFC in 1887 and finally, in 1894 they named themselved Manchester City FC. During time, they managed to win League Championship twice, FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners Cup once.

The best period from the club’s history in between 1960 and 1970, when they’ve won several trophies. Since 1976 they are still waiting to win another major trophy. One of the worst periods for Manchester City when they were relegated twice in three years, getting into the third tier of Brittish football. The biggest rivals they have are their neighbours from Manchester, United, with whom they play every year in Manchester Derby.

They passed over this bad period and they’re back in Premier League fighting for top places and positions that would qualify them in Europeam competitions. In the summer of 2007 the major shareholders decided to sell their shares to Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thailand prime minister. In the same year the team invested almost 38 million pounds in new players and the former coach of England’s International team will try to lead Manchester City to another successful perio

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