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Association football club in England
Manchester City Football Club, commonly referred to as Man City or simply City, is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's, they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City adopted their sky blue home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name.
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City in Merseyside, England
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. It had an estimated population of 508,961 in 2024. The city is within the larger Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million.
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John W Henry never speaks publicly these days, but there was once a point when Liverpool’s principal owner made waves with his words.
It has not yet been announced what punishment City will face. Possible sanctions include a points deduction, expulsion from the Premier League or a significant financial fine.