{"id":463415,"date":"2011-07-18T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/18\/manchester-city-unveil-ambitious-plans-for-top-class-youth-academy\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T15:15:00","slug":"manchester-city-unveil-ambitious-plans-for-top-class-youth-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/18\/manchester-city-unveil-ambitious-plans-for-top-class-youth-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City unveil ambitious plans for &#8216;top-class&#8217; youth academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By George Ankers<\/h3>\n<h4>18 Jul 2011 16:15:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"63.0088932806\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manchester City Stadium\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/136300\/136343_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester City Stadium<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"24.6992782678\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/man-city\">Manchester City<\/a> have unveiled their plans to build new a new youth academy and training facilities, and opened the proposal to public consultation.<\/p>\n<p>The club are seeking input from fans and residents on the proposed development of an 80-acre area next to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s chief executive, Garry Cook, told the club\u2019s official website: \u201cManchester City\u2019s ambition is to be a successful and sustainable football club and youth recruitment and development through a top-class facility is a key component of that ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research to date has been painstaking and our planning comprehensive and whilst our plans would inevitably have a positive impact on both our young and established playing talent, the regenerative and economic impact for our community should not be underestimated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of the club\u2019s recent big-money sponsorship deal with Abu Dhabi airline Etihad, with the new development forming part of what will be known as the Etihad Campus around the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The planned youth academy would host 400 young players, while further plans for the 80 acres include an education facility and a swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p>The club has also pledged to use environmentally friendly methods to construct and operate the facilities.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/18\/2580355\/manchester-city-unveil-ambitious-plans-for-top-class-youth\" title=\"Manchester City unveil ambitious plans for 'top-class' youth academy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City unveil ambitious plans for &#8216;top-class&#8217; youth academy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By George Ankers 18 Jul 2011 16:15:00 Manchester City Stadium Related Links Teams Manchester City have unveiled their plans to build new a new youth academy and training facilities, and opened the proposal to public consultation. The club are seeking input from fans and residents on the proposed development of an 80-acre area next to the stadium. City\u2019s chief executive, Garry Cook, told the club\u2019s official website: \u201cManchester City\u2019s ambition is to be a successful and sustainable football club and youth recruitment and development through a top-class facility is a key component of that ambition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-463415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Manchester City unveil ambitious plans for &#039;top-class&#039; youth academy - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/18\/manchester-city-unveil-ambitious-plans-for-top-class-youth-academy\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Manchester City unveil ambitious plans for &#039;top-class&#039; youth academy - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By George Ankers 18 Jul 2011 16:15:00 Manchester City Stadium Related Links Teams Manchester City have unveiled their plans to build new a new youth academy and training facilities, and opened the proposal to public consultation. 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