City to announce stadium name change

Manchester City will today announce the richest stadium naming rights deal in English football history - worth £150million.

City have struck the extraordinary deal with their shirt sponsors Etihad, to rename the City of Manchester Stadium the Etihad Airways stadium from next season.

Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline which already pays £2.3million a year to have its name emblazoned on City's shirts, have signed up for the naming rights for 15 years.

The deal is understood to be worth around £10m a year and is a significant step towards City complying with UEFA's imminent introduction of financial fair play rules.