Manchester City Owner Sheikh Mansour Pictured At First Game In 13 Years

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour attended his first proper game in 13 years on Saturday night. Mansour watched his team win the UEFA Champions League final.
Manchester City Owner Sheikh Mansour Pictured At First Game In 13 Years
Manchester City Owner Sheikh Mansour Pictured At First Game In 13 Years /

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour attended his first proper game in 13 years on Saturday night.

Mansour, who is the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, had not been seen at a competitive City match since visiting the Etihad Stadium to witness a 3-0 win over Liverpool in August 2010.

Since then, he had only seen his team live in two exhibition games in Abu Dhabi.

But Mansour flew to Istanbul by private jet to see City make history by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final.

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan pictured (center) at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan pictured (center) at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul :: IMAGO/PA Images/Martin Rickett

A 68th-minute strike by Spanish midfielder Rodri saw City complete a famous treble by adding European glory to their earlier domestic triumphs in the Premier League and FA Cup.

Mansour wore a blue and white City scarf as he sat in the executive seating area at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium close to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.

City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was also at the final.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan pictured wearing a blue and white Manchester City scarf at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul
Sheikh Mansour wore a blue and white Man City scarf at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium :: IMAGO/PA Images/Martin Rickett

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.