Girona and Palermo are City Football Group contenders this season.
Manchester City became the first English team to win four league titles to pursue history.
Pep Guardiola’s team is second in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand. City’s success isn’t limited to Manchester.
This season, the Blues are one of many City Football Group teams excelling. Girona’s La Liga title challenge has gained notice. In 2017, the City Football Group bought the Catalan team, which played its first season in the Spanish first flight. After relegation, promotion and an improbable title run followed.
Pep’s brother Pere Guardiola is Girona’s president as the club seeks to become the first club other than Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, or Barcelona to win La Liga in 20 years. They are second in the league, two points behind Real Madrid, after losing only one game.
Another Italian City Football Group success story. The multi-club ownership concept bought Palermo in July 2022. In 2019, financial concerns forced demotion to Serie D for the team.
Since then, the team has improved, and the Rosanero could return to Serie A next season for the first time in seven years. Palermo is fifth in the play-offs and plays attractive, attack-focused football.
