Commentary: The football business is changing. Man City is driving it

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By bringing together football, entertainment, technology and politics, the club’s owners are building a Disney-like empire.

MANCHESTER: US private equity firm Silver Lake acquiring a stake in the City Football Group , owners of English Premier League football team Manchester City, is a stunning development.

Malaysian Sports Minister Syed Saddiq with Ferran Soriano, the chief executive of City Football Group. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited Manchester City in 2015, outlined ambitions to turn the world's most populous nation into a global soccer power AFP/Joe Giddens New digital platforms have emerged, streaming has taken hold and content generation has become the fuel adding impetus to a new industrial revolution.

 

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