Manchester City’s owner, Sheikh Mansour, attended his team’s Champions League final victory against Internazionale on Saturday evening. The sheikh was present in Istanbul as City won Europe’s top club prize for the first time.
It was only the second competitive game he has attended since his investment vehicle, the Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased City in 2008. He missed the 2021 final that City lost to Chelsea in Porto, but made arrangements to be in Turkey. Khaldoon al-Mubarak, City’s chairman, was also at the showpiece match at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
The only previous City match Sheikh Mansour attended was almost 13 years ago when he visited the Etihad Stadium to witness a 3-0 victory over Liverpoo…