When City played the away leg of their Europa League tie against AEK Athens in October, the Club was presented with this double-headed eagle statuette.
The eagle can also clearly be seen on the shirt crest worn by the Greek side’s centre-back Stratos Svarnas in the game and on the pennant presented to Leicester at that match.
The double-headed eagle symbol is full of historical significance for AEK Athens.
AEK is an abbreviation of
Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos. Translated, this means ‘Athletic Union of Constantinople.’ Expand photo The double-headed eagle also features prominently on the AEK crest.
What was the link between this Greek club and Constantinople, (now known as Istanbul), which is Turkey’s largest city, and why was the double-headed eagle chosen as the club’s crest?