BBCNEWS Unspun World with John Simpson June 4, 2024 03:53:00
Associations with the club's owners. it clearly isn'tjust about large amounts of money. the money has to be guided by skilful, informed judgement, doesn't it? you have to give a lot of credit to the way that the club is run, their recruitment, the way they've invested that money and you look at the likes of the manager, pep guardiola, and the players, and they do deserve an awful lot of admiration, the way that they play. but on the other hand, there is no doubt that the backing of their abu dhabi owners has been absolutely fundamental to this resurgence. and of course — i'm bound to ask you...
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