Manchester City have at last reached the Champions League final after a decade of Abu Dhabi investment, but the global ambitions of the club's owners stretch far beyond England's northwest. The English champions are the jewel in the crown of the City Football Group (CFG), a network of 10 clubs across five continents from Melbourne to Montevideo. "Every club owned by City Football Group has individual objectives because every team is different," Javi Noblega, Montevideo City Torque's business director, told AFP. "The communication in the City Football Group is daily, not just in economic terms but in marketing, communication, in sponsorship, in other areas. We have contact with the most important people in the City Football Group in those areas.

Source: News 24 May 25, 2021 02:15 UTC