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Manchester City F.C. is a British soccer team playing in the English Premier League. It is one of two English Premier League teams in the city of Manchester, the other being Manchester United. City is managed by Roberto Mancini. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The stadium hosted the UEFA Cup Final in 2008. Currently, the club is owned by UAE's Sheikh Mansour, and the chairman is Khaldoon Al-Mubarik. Because of Mansour's wealth, Manchester City have been nicknamed the richest club in the world. The club is sponsored by Emerati airline Etihad.

Roster

Goalkeepers

1 Shay Given
12 Stuart Taylor
16 Kasper Schmeichel
-- Joe Hart

Defenders

2 Micah Richards
3 Wayne Bridge
4 Nedum Onuoha
5 Pablo Zabaleta
15 Javier Garrido
26 Tal Ben-Heim
30 Shaleum Logan

Midfielders

6 Michael Johnson
7 Stephen Ireland
8 Shaun Wright-Phillips
11 Elano
17 Martin Petrov
18 Gareth Barry
29 Kelvin Etuhu
33 Vincent Kompany
34 Nigel De Jong
40 Vladimir Weiss

Strikers

9 Valeri Bojinov
10 Robinho
14 Roque Santa Cruz
20 Felipe Caicedo
24 Ched Evans
27 Benjani Mwaruari
37 Carlos Tevez
39 Craig Bellamy
-- Jô

Notable Former Players

MF Marc-Vivien Foé

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-'''Manchester City F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[English Premier League]]. It is the smaller of two English Premier League teams in the city of Manchester, the other being [[Manchester United]]. Usually lying lower in the Premier League than their derby rivals, Manchester United, City is managed by Roberto Mancini. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The stadium hosted the UEFA Cup Final in 2008. Currently, the club is owned by [[UAE|UAE's]] [[Sheikh]] Mansour, and the chairman is Khaldoon Al-Mubarik. Because of Mansour's wealth, Manchester City have been nicknamed the richest club in the world. The club is sponsored by Emerati airline Etihad.
+'''Manchester City F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[English Premier League]]. It is one of two English Premier League teams in the city of Manchester, the other being [[Manchester United]]. City is managed by Roberto Mancini. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The stadium hosted the UEFA Cup Final in 2008. Currently, the club is owned by [[UAE|UAE's]] [[Sheikh]] Mansour, and the chairman is Khaldoon Al-Mubarik. Because of Mansour's wealth, Manchester City have been nicknamed the richest club in the world. The club is sponsored by Emerati airline Etihad.
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