Qatar has been accused of hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup as protection against the Middle East

Manchester City’s fortunes have turned around dramatically since a takeover in late summer 2008 by the Abu Dhabi United Group, whose owner Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a member of the country’s royal family. In light of the Matthew Hedges espionage saga, MM look at other moral quandaries in football.

HOME is celebrating Refugee Week this week with a programme brimming with world-class theatre, film, art and performance.

Nobody could ever accuse the people of Manchester of being apathetic towards the Beautiful Game, and the success of the September 1-10 Manchester Football Writing Festival has once again reaffirmed the city’s passion for debate.

FIFA should re-run the World Cup 2022 bidding process rather than allowing a winter tournament to be held in Qatar, according to South Manchester MP John Leech.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after a passenger plane was escorted into Manchester Airport by RAF jets.