674 New Capital, New Season

After they won the FA Community Shield and with only five days until the start of the new season, something shocking happened in the English football world.

When the shocking incident first occurred, it was only a minor shock, and not many people took it seriously, but its impact gradually spread, and everyone suddenly woke up overnight — it could perhaps be a shock that would change the Premier League structure!

On August 11th, United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment announced that it had formally acquired Thaksin's Manchester City Football Club. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former club chairman would become the honorary president and would not have any real power. Like Abramovich's acquisition of Chelsea, Bates continued to act as the chairman of the club for some time before his departure.

The news came so suddenly that many people had not reacted.