KUALA LUMPUR • The owners of Premier League champions Manchester City are eyeing a stake in a Malaysian team to add to their portfolio of clubs, a Malaysian sports official revealed yesterday.
Ferran Soriano, chief executive officer of the City Football Group (CFG), bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour of the Abu Dhabi royal family, raised the possibility when he met Sports Minister Syed Saddiq in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
CFG already own or have stakes in Major League Soccer outfit New York City, A-League team Melbourne City, J-League side Yokohama F Marinos, Uruguay's Atletico Torque, recently-relegated Spanish team Girona and Chinese side Sichuan Jiuniu, as well as City, who are fresh off winning an unprecedented domestic treble in England.
Ahmad Shapawi Ismai, the director-general of Malaysia's national sports council, revealed to Agence France-Presse that he was "delighted and excited" at the news that CFG "are looking at the possibility of co-owning a Malaysian club as we need (their) expertise".
While Soriano did not reveal the club that the group was interested in buying, Mr Syed said CFG would be meeting some presidents of local clubs soon, and he wanted them to make Malaysia "their base in South-east Asia".
At the meeting, the Spaniard claimed he saw great possibilities in the country, adding: "We see Malaysia has an opportunity for football... the level of enthusiasm of the fans is obvious. The development of Malaysian football and the league in the last year with investment by the government shows there's great opportunity."
Malaysia is the latest Asian country being considered by CFG - in March, Soriano expressed interest in investing in a club from India.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Gylfi Sigurdsson deepened Cardiff City's Premier League relegation fears with two well-taken goals in Everton's 3-0 victory in the Welsh capital on Tuesday. A first half low on quality was
Football: Sigurdsson double helps Everton sink Cardiff
SINGAPORE - The Football Association of Singapore unveiled Joe Palatsides as its new technical director at a press conference at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Thursday (May 2). The 53-year-old Australian worked at A-League club Melbourne City from 2012 before he resigned last month as the assistant coach of the senior team.
Jan Poulsen, Chief Executive Officer at thinkstep AG
Wayne Rooney's first three goals of the season led DC United to a dominant 5-0 win over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday. It was Rooney's first hat-trick in Major League Soccer since joining DC
How Reds learned from Man City - and what Klopp said after defeat Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now "When you lose games you analyse them more than when you
Newcastle took a huge step towards securing their Premier League survival as Ayoze Perez sealed a win against Leicester at King Power Stadium. Perez heads Newcastle closer to Premier League safety
Perez heads Newcastle closer to Premier League safety
VALENCIA • Valencia coach Marcelino has started the mind games by saying Arsenal are "the favourites" in their Europa League semi-final next month. The Spanish team, owned by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, eased into the Europe's second-tier club competition for the first time in five years - a 2-0 home win over fellow LaLiga side
Arsenal favourites for Europa League - Marcelino
Ban completely unfair: Pochettino, Football News & Top
Football: Baihakki Khaizan signs one-year deal with top-tier Thai team Trat FC SINGAPORE - Less than three weeks before he turns 35 on Jan 31, national defender Baihakki Khaizan is counting his blessings after he signed a one-year contract with Thai League 1 side Trat FC on Friday (Jan 11).
Thai Premier League News, Stats, Scores - ESPN
Home Sport Football Hugo Lloris warns Tottenham they must up 1 at Wembley to remain on the fringes of the Premier League title race. improve team performance. We won but against a bigger
Hugo Lloris warns Tottenham teammates they have no margin for
LIVERPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Liverpool put aside talk of title-race jitters as they returned to the top of the Premier League with a confident 3-0 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday
Liverpool back on top after win over Bournemouth - Football
"The boss knows how happy I am to be here and I am grateful to him," Morata said. "We want to qualify as soon as possible for the Euros so it was important to win today." Malta lie 182nd in FIFA's world rankings, between Liechtenstein and Macau.
Step up or ship out: Solskjaer, Football News & Top Stories
Chelsea news: Maurizio Sarri hails Gonzalo Higuain and makes Eden Hazard revelation CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri hailed Gonzalo Higuain after the striker scored his first goals since moving to the
Alonso hails Sarri and reveals secrets of his partnership
The Dave Ramsey Show (Hour 2 Hosted By Rachel Cruze) The Dave Ramsey Show LIVE 1,197 watching Live now
Captain Cobra Unfinished business 2 - YouTube
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have insisted Chelsea-target Christian Pulisic will not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window.
Chelsea target Pulisic not for sale in January: Dortmund
0 comments:
Post a Comment