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Indian Club Added To Manchester City Football Empire

November 28, 2019 4:22 pm

The owners of English Premier League champions Manchester City on Thursday made Mumbai City FC of India the eighth club in their global football empire.

Abu Dhabi-controlled City Football Group announced the takeover of the Indian side the day after a US equity fund pumped $500 million in new cash into CFG, taking its value to $4.8 billion.

On top of the English champions, CFG also own New York City FC, Melbourne City in Australia, Yokohama F Marinos in Japan, Sichuan Jiuniu in China, Spanish second division side Girona and Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay.

Analysts say the 65 percent …

Empire actor, Jussie apologises over alleged hate crime

February 22, 2019 6:55 am

Actor Jussie Smollett was on the set of his Fox show “Empire” last night, hours after he was arrested and accused of filing a false report in the January 29 incident in which he said he was the victim of a hate crime.

Empire actor facing a felony charge for disorderly conduct

February 21, 2019 12:11 pm

A bail hearing is set for this afternoon in Chicago for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. He’s facing a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report.