Câu lạc bộ bóng đá melbourne city: in April 2014

câu lạc bộ bóng đá melbourne city In April 2014, media outlets reported that Melbourne Heart had lodged an application with Football Federation Australia (FFA) to rebrand the club similar to that of Manchester City , including a change of their playing strip from red and white to sky blue. It was reported that Sydney FC had lodged a formal complaint with FFA to block the proposed colour change. Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow commented on the issue, saying "We're extremely concerned about the proposed use of sky blue by Melbourne Heart, and we've made our concerns very clear to the FFA...in a competition with only 10 teams, the idea of two teams wearing sky blue is nonsensical especially when sky blue is so closely associated with NSW". [ 46 ]. câu lạc bộ bóng đá leipzig Văn hóa cổ vũ của fan Melbourne City khá sôi động, thường hát vang và vẫy cờ xanh-trắng suốt các trận đấu. câu lạc bộ bóng đá aberdeen It was announced on 23 January 2014 that the City Football Group had acquired Melbourne Heart for million. [ 16 ] The deal involved CFG acquiring 80% of Heart, the other 20% to be held by a consortium of businessmen allied to Rugby league club Melbourne Storm . [ 17 ] On 5 June 2014, the team obtained Spanish World Cup-winning striker David Villa on loan from New York City FC , another team owned by the City Football Group. Villa was expected to play in the A-League until New York City entered Major League Soccer in 2015. [ 18 ] Villa played only four of an expected ten matches, scoring twice, before being recalled by New York City. Although none of the matches were won, [ 19 ] coach John van 't Schip credited Villa with bringing attention to the new team, and it was estimated that his presence trebled the club's attendance. [ 20 ] Ahead of the 2015–16 season , City Football Group announced it had bought out the remaining 20% share of the club held by a consortium for a .25 million fee, thus acquiring 100% ownership of Melbourne City Football Club. [ 3 ]