Man City chairman Al Mubarak responds to haters after UEFA ban gets lifted
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Manchester City chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, admits the “disruption” caused by the Blues’ emergence as a dominant force in world football. It has led to the club becoming an easy target for haters. Nobody at the Etihad Stadium is overly concerned by that and intend to continue going about their business.
Man City faced criticism ever since Sheikh Mansour took ownership in 2008. He started ploughing billions of pounds into redevelopment on and off the field. His investment has rewarded Man City with four Premier League titles and a number of domestic cup successes. But Champions League glory remains the ultimate target for all concerned.
Pep Guardiola’s side will be chasing down that trophy again in 2020-21. A two-year European ban over Man City for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations is lifted on appeal.
A ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport which removed those sanctions did not go down well with some. The likes of Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp have questioned the call. But Al Mubarak maintains that the Blues did nothing wrong and have merely attracted jealousy and envy from rivals.
Al Mubarak responds to club haters
He told City TV of the whispers: “I’m not surprised. Football has taught me a lot. One of the most important things I’ve learned is never to be surprised.
“In terms of the whispering, one thing I’ve never done is talk about other clubs’ business. It’s not for me, and it’s not for this club – we’re bigger than this, and we just won’t do it.
“They can say whatever they want to say, I’m going to focus on talking about our business. At the end of the day, I understand – there are people who don’t like us, there are clubs that don’t like us. I understand it’s a competition. Sport is very competitive.”
“We have disrupted that. When you do such a disruption, you’re going to have a lot of people who don’t agree with you. That’s the nature of the beast. It won’t change the way we run things, we are just going to keep looking forwards.”
Khaldoon Al Mubarak wants club to concentrate on playing football
Al Mubarak added on the FFP fight. It proved to be an unwelcome distraction for City as they surrendered Premier League and FA Cup crowns in 2020. Man City also exited from the continental competition at the quarter-final stage.
“I’m confident in what we’ve done and confident that in a good process, and a fair process, the truth will prevail.
“At the end of the day, all I really care about is going back to doing what we do best, which is playing football. That’s the focus – playing football, running our business and pushing forward.
“It’s about having that focus and not really having any distractions. That’s the most important thing I’m happy with right now. We can keep the distraction behind us and go back to focusing on what we do best.”
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