Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach –
City Football Group (CFG), a conglomerate that manages 90% of Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF) of Bahia and 12 other clubs around the world, is about to return India’s Mumbai City to its former owner.
The decision is motivated by endless crisis experienced by the country’s football and the uncertainties surrounding the Indian Super League (ISL)which did not start in December, as traditionally happens, and does not yet have a defined start date. According to Indian journalist Ashish Negi, the club should once again be managed by actor Ranbir Kapoor and businessman Bimal Parekh.
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The City Group entered Indian football in November 2019 after acquiring a 65% stake in Mumbai City FC. His arrival marked a new era of ambition and structure at the club, which, in the following season, resulted in an unprecedented feat: the first club to win the championship and the national cup in the same year, in 2020-21.
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The club won the league again in the 2022-23 season, with a run of 18 games without losing. The team also stood out on the continental scene, becoming the first Indian team to win an Asian Champions League match.
With no confirmed calendar, pending trade deals and an ongoing governance impasse, India’s football is at a delicate moment. Last week, the Federation rejected proposals presented by clubs that aimed to implement a league management model led by the teams themselves.
Clubes do City Football Group (CFG)
- Manchester City (Inglaterra);
- New York City (United States);
- Girona (Spain);
- Lommel SK (Belgium);
- Troys (France);
- Palermo (Italy);
- Bahia (Brazil);
- Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay);
- Melbourne City (Australia);
- Yokohama Marinos (Japan);
- Shenzhen Peng City (China);
- (Mumbai City);
- Bolívar (Bolivia) – Partnership.
