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1. 1. The new football powerhouse

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 September 2008 MANCHESTER is now the epicentre of world football after City's dramatic takeover and two record-breaking transfers.

2. 2. The perfect football club owner

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 September 2008 SHEIKH Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, the man behind the Manchester City takeover, is in many ways the perfect football club owner.

3. 3. The Adrian Morley column

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 04 September 2008 WHAT on earth is happening in the football world? Three games into a new season, City are about to become one of the richest clubs in the world and £60m has been splashed out to bring Berbatov and Robinho to Old Trafford and Eastlands, it's absolutely crazy.

4. 4. Comment: Calm after the storm

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 09 September 2008 WHEN former Prime Minister Harold Wilson 40 years ago uttered the words `a week is a long time in politics' he had no perception of the kind of exaggerated warp factor 21st century professional football would inhabit.

5. 5. Minister's fears on foreign owners

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 September 2008 A GOVERNMENT minister will today voice his concerns over foreign ownership of British football clubs, in the wake of the takeover at Manchester City.

6. 6. FA calls for Respect

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 September 2008 THE Lancashire and Cheshire AFL, at the start of their Centenary season, continue to play a prominent role in the Football Association’s new behavioural campaign - the Respect programme.

7. 7. The derby is back

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 September 2008 THE Manchester derby is set to become the biggest rivalry in English football - but not just yet.

8. 8. Croatia fine for Heskey abuse

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 September 2008 THE Croatian Football Federation have been fined £14,920 for the racist abuse directed at Emile Heskey in the World Cup qualifier against England earlier this month.

9. 9. Wenger's dig at City

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 September 2008 ARSENE Wenger has railed against what he calls Manchester City's threatened cash-splashing approach to football, which he claims is damaging the game.

10. 10. Carroll's comment

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 September 2008 Is this the beginning of the end for Premier League football? First, congratulations to Manchester City supporters who must think all their Christmases have come at once after winning nothing for 32 years. But is the arrival of their new-found riches totally good for football?

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