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When you have Emirates around, Etihad cannot be far behind. While Emirates belongs to the Dubai emirate and is owned by the Dubai royal family, Etihad belongs to the other major emirate in the UAE – Abu Dhabi. The two families, and their airlines, have had a long-standing rivalry back in the domestic market and they brought the war to English shores as well when Chairman Hamid bin Zayed Al Nahyan took over Manchester City and brought the airline with him.
In May 2009, it was announced that Etihad would be the official sponsor of Manchester City. Part of the deal included the renaming of Manchester City’s stadium to the “Etihad Stadium” (it was earlier called the ‘City of Manchester stadium’). The billions from the owner and the airline eventually propelled them to league glory in the 2011-12 season.
Etihad had also signed a three year sponsorship agreement with Chelsea back in 2007.
