Special Olympics Ireland are already deep in preparation mode for sending a substantial team to the World Games in Abu Dhabi next March and the Games received a shot of publicity in the US on Friday night when Manchester City wore the logo in a one-off sponsorship replacement.
Etihad Airways is the clubs main sponsor and they are also the official airline of the World Games so they arranged the switch for the International Champions Cup game against Dortmund.
The game took place at Soldier Field in Chicago and was broadcast around the world. It had added interest as the debut of new €70 Million signing Riyad Mahrez, a fact marked by Man City’s highly active video content team.
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