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City achieve historic feat but few neutrals are applauding success of ‘the project’
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(From left) Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano, manager Pep Guardiola and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak celebrates with the trophy after winning the Champions League.
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LONDON – With Sheikh Mansour attending his first match in 13 years, Manchester City achieved in Istanbul the endgame of what, back in 2008 when the Abu Dhabi billionaire bought the club, became known as “the project”.
The estimates of the spending have since run to around £2 billion (S$3.38 billion) on players, and that doesn’t include the wage bill.
