Manchester City Football Club (also known as Manchester City F.C.) is an English Premier League football club, the team plays its home matches at the City of Manchester Stadium. Manchester City was founded in 1880 by the St. Mark's Church. In 1887, after moving to Hyde Road in Ardwick; the club was renamed to Ardwick Association Football Club to reflect the club's new location. In the 1893–94 season led to reorganization within the club, and Ardwick were reformed as Manchester City Football Club in 1894.

The current Manchester City club crest was adopted in 1997 after realizing the previous crest is ineligible for registration as a trademark. The crest is based on the arms of the city of Manchester and consists of a shield in front of a golden eagle.

The period between the late 1960's and early 1970's when Manchester City won the League Championship, the FA Cup, the League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup was the club's most successful period was. Since Manchester United won the League Cup in 1976, the club has failed to win any major honors. Manchester City's decline led to relegation twice in three years in the 1990' and eventually spent the 1998–1999 season in the third tier of English football. Manchester City has since regained top flight status; in fact, the club spent the majority of its history in top flight status.

Manchester City football club gained it first honors in 1899 when winning the Second Division and being promoted to the First Division. In the 1930's, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals and won the First Division title for the first time in 1937. In 1938, Manchester City was relegated despite scoring more goals than any other team in the division.

During the 1960's and 1970's Manchester City FC was very successful but during the 1980's Manchester City had a long period of decline. During this period, the club had hard time to reach and stay in the top flight. It was in 1998 when Manchester City became the first former winner of a European trophy to be relegated to the third tier of their domestic league.

After relegation, Manchester City has been promoted and relegated several more times until eventually winning the 2001–2002 Division One championship while breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a season.

In the 2003 close season, Manchester City moved to the new City of Manchester Stadium in which the first four seasons resulted in mid-table finishes. In 2008, Manchester City club was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group and shortly afterwards broke the British transfer record by signing Brazilian international Robinho from Real Madrid for 32.5 million GBP. Manchester City finished in the 10th place and also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. In 2009, Manchester City took transfer spending to an unprecedented level of more than 100 million pounds on players. Manchester City finished the 2009-2010 season in the 5th position in the Premier League and ensured its place in the 2010-2011 Europa League season._©23/02/2012PremierLeague-Tickets.com

Mancini delighted as Man City make last 16 of Europa League

Manchester City showed some clinical finishing as they defeated holders Porto in the Europa League second leg 4-0 on the night and 6-1 on aggregate, and boss Roberto Mancini pledged he would always play his strongest team as he wants to go all the way in the competition.

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Manchester City built on a goal after only 19 seconds then added a late flourish to defeat Porto 4-0 on the night and 6-1 on aggregate.

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Professional Footballers’ Association chief Gordon Taylor has admitted his relief to hearing that Carlos Tevez and Manchester City are set to reconcile their differences.

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Manchester City had a high-level delegation at the San Paolo last night.

City boss Roberto Mancini had both his top scouts in the stands to see Napoli star Ezequiel in action against Chelsea.

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Porto management are preparing to make a new contract offer to Fernando.

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Porto star Hulk is ready to show his quality to watching Premier League managers tonight.

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Karim Rekik admits he's become close friends with Mario Balotelli at Manchester City.

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Manchester City striker John Guidetti is thrilled with his first call-up to the Sweden squad.

Guidetti has been rewarded for his outstanding form with Feyenoord.

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 Espanyol want outright deal for Man City's Weiss

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The Slovakia international accepts he must leave City in the summer for regular first team football.

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Former Celtic and Manchester United star Henrik Larsson is proud of Manchester City striker John Guidetti.

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The Portuguese champions claim the English team's supporters behaved in an unacceptable way during Wednesday's match and have lodged a complaint to the European governing body

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The Portuguese coach says that his team were in the driving seat for most of the game and that the Citizens did not even deserve to come out on top

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The Ivorian will miss the next match through suspension but hopes his team-mates can produce the goods so City can maintain their challenge for domestic and European trophies

 Roberto Mancini: I have accepted Carlos Tevez's apology & he could be back playing within two weeks

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 Joao Moutinho: Result against Manchester City is deceiving

The Portuguese midfielder says that his team deserved a much better result against the Premier League side and insists that they were in control during some stages of the match

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Early strike from the Argentine, efforts by Dzeko and Silva and Pizarro's first City goal fire the Citizens into the next round of the competition as they eliminate the holders

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 Andre Villas-Boas is odds on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post

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 Manchester City loanee John Guidetti earns Sweden call-up

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 If Roberto Mancini has any sense he will tell Carlos Tevez where to shove his apology

The Manchester City striker finally apologised "sincerely and unreservedly" on Tuesday night, five months after refusing to warm-up at the Allianz Arena

 Wednesday's Bet of the Day Extra: Manchester City to claim another victory over Porto

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 Uefa investigate Manchester City claims of racist abuse in Porto

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