Is Man City case keeping Andy Burnham awake? - The Sports Agents
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Is Man City case keeping Andy Burnham awake? - The Sports Agents

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202632 min
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The Manchester City case has become a political story. As calls grow for City’s owners to be removed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he would be sorry to see them go. Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman are joined by Telegraph sports writer Owen Slot and The News Agents’ Jon Sopel to examine the latest fallout, what happens next for Manchester City — and what the case now means for the Premier League, its owners and the British government. 📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 🖥️ Watc...

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This is a global production. So I don't think this is purely a footballing decision. I think this does move into geopolitics. On one hand you've got Andy Burnham who thinks bloody hell the book should be thrown at

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Manchester City. Look what happened to my beloved Everton. And on the other hand he was the mayor of Manchester who was in receipt of billions of pounds worth of inward investment that transformed East Manchester.

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Hello and welcome to The Sports Agents. The Manchester City case is now raising an even bigger question. Should the club's owners be allowed to stay? As calls grow for them to go, the Prime Minister says he'd be sorry to see them leave.

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