Italian Serie B and Melbourne Heart defender Adrian Madaschi, currently with Jeju United in the K-League, was on the radar of Brazilian coach Caio Junior but nothing eventuated. Asked whether negotiations with Al Jazira, whose billionaire backer sheikh...

The day started with nervous excitement, the car full of two lads and two dads, heading north with a giant Abu Dhabi flag in the boot with the simple message written across it's front; "thank you Sheikh Mansour". In the car, a friend Chris Howard and...

Every other team in the world has a wage structure, an unofficial cap on how much they are willing to pay in wages. Generally this number is around 50% of the club’s revenue. These controls are necessary to run a profitable business. City, however, have...

It will be become more and more difficult for United to keep up with these other sides under the current restrictions they face with the Glazer ownership. The other factor is the management of City by Sheikh Mansour, who does not seem to succumb to the...

League in 1999 and 2008 during his 26-year reign at Old Trafford. The United boss announced his intention to retire during the 2001-02 season but had a change of heart after Arsenal claimed a League and Cup ‘double’. Manchester City’s emergence as a...

The losses were led by league champions Manchester City who finished the 2011 season £197 million in the red after Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the team's owner, began pouring money into the team in an effort to win the league title. The £197...