Manchester City is a London based football club, they were founded in 1880 under the name of St. Marks, they were named Manchester City in 1894. They have a deep and interesting history as well as some of the most passionate fans in all the soccer world.

As of 2022 the club was named the world’s sixth  most valuable club in the world by Forbes. The club is owned by City Football Group Limited which is a private organization that sells parts of the club to different companies and groups. This is different from the other teams discussed throughout this thread because the other teams have all been owned in part by the fans who come together to make important decisions that affect things such as stadium conditions. The privateization of the ownership of soccer teams is something that has become increasingly popular. I think that teams should be managed by fans so that quality stays at the highest level that it can for the enjoyment of fans.

As a team, Manchester City has had great success in recent years. The arrival of Pep Guardiola as manager completely changed the way that the team performed. Under his guidance and with the help of new additions to the team Manchester City has been one of the winningest teams in recent history. The most recent win being the 2023 Champions League title.

When thinking of iconic players to play for Manchester City there are a couple that have had great impacts on the team at the time they played. One of these players is Sergio Agüero, Agüero played for City as a striker from 2011 to 2021. He led Manchester City to multiple league titles during his time at the club. Manchester City also has a surplus of young talent at the moment. Their newest addition being Erling Haaland, Haaland is a Norwegian striker. The impact he has had in the year and a half he’s been on the team is as follows. He led the team to a league win as well as leading them to a Champions league title in 2023.

I think it is safe to say that City has some of the most passionate supporters in all of soccer. They have supporters all over the world, but they also have fans of other teams that strongly dislike the team due to allegations of cheating and spending money they never had.