体坛英语资讯：Manchester City owner buys Chinese club
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 21-- <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> (<span word="CFG">CFG</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Jiuniu">Jiuniu</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>.</p><p><span word="CFG">CFG</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AI">AI</span> & <span word="robotics">robotics</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="UBTECH">UBTECH</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="Jiuniu">Jiuniu</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Jiuniu">Jiuniu</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27,000-<span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="Longquanyi">Longquanyi</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-20 <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Jiuniu">Jiuniu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="quarterfinal">quarterfinal</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="City">City</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> (<span word="CFG">CFG</span>), <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="academies">academies</span>, <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="CFG">CFG</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span>.</p><p><span word="CFG">CFG</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span>, <span word="community">community</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="Ferran">Ferran</span> <span word="Soriano">Soriano</span>, <span word="CFG">CFG</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="market">market</span>," <span word="Ferran">Ferran</span> <span word="Soriano">Soriano</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span>, <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Jiuniu">Jiuniu</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nurture">nurture</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="footballing">footballing</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="important">important</span>."</p>
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