For Manchester City fans, it took 44 years to win a championship but there will be obstacles in their attempts to triumph away, writes David Conn.
After a series of corruption scandals that has beset Fifa in recent months, its re-elected president, Sepp Blatter, promised to implement reforms.
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/ 22 January 2010
As the troubled football club drowns in debt, it is now clear the Glazers have reaped a fortune, writes David Conn.