The Manchester City and Etihad Airways partnership was borne to an extent out of necessity on the part of the club, to satisfy UEFA Financial Fair-Play rules. Alongside Kieran Maguire, Tifo Football examines Manchester City’s controversial Etihad deal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a transfer to Juventus, for a fee reportedly in excess of 100 million Euros, including additional fees for youth clubs he supports. The fee is the largest ever paid for a player over 30 years old, and the largest ever paid by an Italian club. Ronaldo is still a world class player, but he joins a squad bristling with others: currently, Juventus can boast World Cup finalist Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain, wingers Federico Bernardeschi, Juan Cuadrado and Douglas Costa, and prospects like Marko Pjaca and Moise Kean. So where will Juventus’ new big money signing fit?