City Football Group - Financials & Acquisitions

[LionNYC]

CFG is also a tech company...

Manchester City launches a new wearable performance tracker

The Premier League club is back with yet another wearable.

www.theverge.com

 

[KevinJRogers]

Well, this is interesting. It may be "idle musings." But it's not the most implausible scenario, either.

Pep Guardiola to take over NYCFC?

Graeme Bailey reports that the celebrated manager is expected to stay with Manchester City until 2026, then could move to New York

www.hudsonriverblue.com

 

[413Blue]

Well, this is interesting. It may be "idle musings." But it's not the most implausible scenario, either.

Pep Guardiola to take over NYCFC?

Graeme Bailey reports that the celebrated manager is expected to stay with Manchester City until 2026, then could move to New York

www.hudsonriverblue.com

Jim Curtain did say MLS may be the top league by 2026, so this is the obvious move!

 

[adam]

Jim Curtain did say MLS may be the top league by 2026, so this is the obvious move!

And we may have a brand new SSS he could open up.

 

[Kjbert]

I think there’s a better than 1% possibility he’s the USMNT manager in 2026.

 

[moogoo]

Jim Curtain did say MLS may be the top league by 2026, so this is the obvious move!

did he really say that? that's quite a statement ...

i don't doubt MLS will be a top league in the future... but 3 years from now is pretty ambitious. lol.

I think 10-15 years would be more accurate plausible.

 

[KevinJRogers]

did he really say that? that's quite a statement ...

i don't doubt MLS will be a top league in the future... but 3 years from now is pretty ambitious. lol.

I think 10-15 years would be more accurate.

He kind of walked it back a little afterward. I think the last thing I saw Curtin say about it was "I meant one of the top leagues" or something like that. And he may have extended the timeline by a few years.

No doubt the league is being ambitious, though. Personally, I think a more realistic goal (I've said this before) is the top league in the Americas by the end of the decade. Which arguably would put MLS just outside the Big Five.

After that, who knows.

 

[moogoo]

He kind of walked it back a little afterward. I think the last thing I saw Curtin say about it was "I meant one of the top leagues" or something like that. And he may have extended the timeline by a few years.

No doubt the league is being ambitious, though. Personally, I think a more realistic goal (I've said this before) is the top league in the Americas by the end of the decade. Which arguably would put MLS just outside the Big Five.

After that, who knows.

MLS will never break into the big 5 in terms of talent until the salary system is able to compete with the big 5 on the global market for players and even coaches.

but yea, i think as far as being the top league in the americas for sending talent to europe, i think it can totally get there by the end of the decade.

 

[KevinJRogers]

MLS will never break into the big 5 in terms of talent until the salary system is able to compete with the big 5 on the global market for players and even coaches.

but yea, i think as far as being the top league in the americas for sending talent to europe, i think it can totally get there by the end of the decade.

The financial disparity is pretty striking. I just looked it up and Neymar's transfer fee (the highest so far) was €222 million. When the time comes, Mbappe's will probably be in the neighborhood of €300 million. The latest MLS franchise fee paid by St. Louis was $200 million.

So, yeah. There's a way to go.

 

[LionNYC]

A friendly between two CFG teams. Taty goes against Erling…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1600467703814246400

 

[mgarbowski]

Meanwhile, our other owners....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616762557523718146

 

[413Blue]

Meanwhile, our other owners....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616762557523718146

How long until we see anti-levigne banners from their supporters lol?

Oh, and yeah, I gotta stock up on that AC Milan gear while I'm in the Bronx. Big sales for that I'm sure. Ha

 

[adam]

Meanwhile, our other owners....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616762557523718146

Conflict of interest much?

 

[mgarbowski]

Oh, and yeah, I gotta stock up on that AC Milan gear while I'm in the Bronx. Big sales for that I'm sure. Ha

I presume those won't be available at NYCFC games, but yeah, I'd be surprised if they sell more than $2-3k annually.
I remember back before Yankee-Man City partnership in NYCFC, maybe 5-10 years earlier, the Yankees entered into a deal with Man United. Same idea: two global sports brands combining their fans in a quest for non-existent synergy.

 

[adam]

I presume those won't be available at NYCFC games, but yeah, I'd be surprised if they sell more than $2-3k annually.
I remember back before Yankee-Man City partnership in NYCFC, maybe 5-10 years earlier, the Yankees entered into a deal with Man United. Same idea: two global sports brands combining their fans in a quest for non-existent synergy.

Ooh. I’d love it if they left some AC Milan gear in one of the smaller Yankee shops up on the rack during an NYCFC match and a CFG bigwig happened to be browsing.

 

[JayH]

Here we go

Premier League accuses Man City of alleged financial breaches

The Premier League has accused Manchester City of breaking its financial rules following a four-year investigation. The reigning champions have been referred to an independent commission over alleged breaches of a series of financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. City are...

theathletic.com

 

[JayH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622539544078827520

 

[Kjbert]

Yawn. Big yawn.

 

[Shwafta]

I'm surprised the accusation happened, but I think it'll be nothing more than a publicity stunt and won't do anything.

 

[adam]

I'm surprised the accusation happened, but I think it'll be nothing more than a publicity stunt and won't do anything.

Just wait till a man with a British accent comes knocking on your door asking for your championship ring back.