Manchester City now have official links to six other clubs following City Football Group's investment in Chinese team Sichuan JiuniuCity Football Group's purchase of Chinese team Sichuan Jiuniu, announced on Wednesday morning, brings the organisation's portfolio of football clubs up to seven. Manchester City, of course, are their flagship side and, as the main focus, the whole network centres around them and gives the Premier League champions more potential resources to draw from. Here, we look at each of the clubs CFG has invested in since its purchase of Manchester City and how the English title holders are intertwined with their sister clubs. New York City FCAnnounced in 2013 as the 20th franchise in Major League Soccer, New York City FC was formed in a partnership between Manchester City and the New York Yankees baseball team. Khaldoon al-Mubarak (left) is chairman of City Football Group, occupying the same role at both Manchester City and Melbourne City FCIndeed, they even played Manchester City in a pre-season friendly some 16 months before that trophy triumph, Samir Nasri scoring the only goal in the away side's 1-0 win on the Gold Coast.

Source: Sky sports February 20, 2019 13:41 UTC