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Sky Betting & Gaming consists of five core brands: Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Poker and Sky Bingo. In 2015, Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC Capital Partners for £600 million, [ 1 ] with Sky retaining a 20% stake in the company and agreeing to a long-term licence of the Sky brand. [ 2 ]
Billy McCandless was the first Cardiff manager to win a league title when he led his side to first place in the 1946–47 Third Division South. In the 1960s, Cardiff entered European competition for the first time and manager Jimmy Scoular led the team to the semi-final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1968.
Cardiff's first permanent ground was Ninian Park, which opened in 1910; it remained in use for 99 years until the club moved into the Cardiff City Stadium in 2009. Cardiff has long-standing rivalries with nearby clubs Swansea City, with whom they contest the South Wales derby, and Bristol City, with whom they contest the Severnside derby.
From the 2010–11 season until the end of the 2012–13 season the league was sponsored by npower and the award was known as the npower Manager of the Month. [3] In July 2013, it was announced that Sky Bet would become the new sponsor of the English Football League, [4] and since August 2013 the award has been known as the Sky Bet Manager of ...
Omer Karime Ali Riza (born 8 November 1979) is a football coach and former player who is the manager of EFL Championship club Cardiff City.. A forward, Riza signed for Arsenal and West Ham United, making one substitute appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup only.
The 2024–25 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format.
The 2017–18 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.
On 21 June, Cardiff City announced their first four pre-season friendlies, against Kidderminster Harriers, KV Kortrijk, Penybont and Reading. [67] Four days later, a fifth fixture was added, against Bristol Rovers . [ 68 ]