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Manchester City FC announced that it will face City Football Group (CFG) sister club Palermo FC in a pre-season friendly to contest the inaugural Anglo Palermitan Trophy.
The friendly match, taking place at the Renzo Barbera Stadium on Saturday 9 August, will provide Pep Guardiola’s side with great preparation as they prepare for the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
From the presser:
> Palermo became the eleventh member of CFG in 2022 and opened their own City Football Academy just two years later. The historic Sicilian club will become the fourth CFG side that the Manchester City men’s first team have faced on the pitch, following previous friendly matches with Melbourne City FC, Yokohama F. Marinos and Girona FC.
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> City have been invited to participate in a key milestone of anniversary celebrations for Palermo, who this season celebrate 125 years since their inception as the Anglo Palermitan Athletic & Football Club. The Anglo Palermitan Trophy commemorates the Sicilian club’s maiden fixture against a team of British sailors in 1900.
It will be Palermo’s new head coach and Italian World Cup winner Filippo Inzaghi, first time in charge as he debuts here.
A fun match.