Chairman: World-class women’s facility is testament to our commitment to the game | OneFootball

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says City’s new state-of-the-art Women’s First Team Facility is the perfect example of our continued investment into women’s football.

The facility houses our Women’s First Team, coaches and backroom staff, with dedicated areas and industry-leading technology tailored to everything a modern elite footballer requires to perform at their best.

Officially opened last month at the City Football Academy, the new building comes amid a special period for our women’s team, with Andrée Jeglertz’s side winning both the Barclays Women’s Super League and FA Cup in 2025/26.

Asked about his first impressions of the completed project in the second half of his annual interview, the Chairman made sure to outline the impact the facility can have on the future of women’s football at Manchester City.

“That facility, I think, sets the new standard of facilities for the women’s game,” he began.

“I think it’s the best in the country and it’s just a testament to our commitment to the game.

“And to have the team celebrate that championship sitting together watching it on TV was wonderful.

“To have that spirit, to have that unity, to have that camaraderie between all of our teams in one campus – it’s what makes this Club unique.

“That edge we have in having everybody together in one campus and to have the infrastructure built to support that and to be tailor made for our needs, for our requirements at a high quality and a high standard.

“That facility is a representation of that but it’s also part of an ethos that covers the entire campus, which I believe is our edge.”

Our WSL title success was our first in 10 years, having last lifted the top-flight trophy in 2016.

As well as proof of the continued investment in the team, the Chairman says this year’s triumph was also down to the spirit and determination of a squad that had suffered disappointment in its previous two WSL campaigns.

“Nothing gives you momentum like winning. And winning this league this year was perfectly timed, really perfectly timed,” he stated.

“I think this is a great team – it’s a great team that faced adversity from losing the league in the way that we lost it previously and [to] come back strong in a way where, you know, we play a particular brand of football, attacking football, goals, exciting football, talented players, like [Bunny] Shaw and others, and a top manager.

“Fans are embracing this team – and then we win it with style.”

There has been further good news, with striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw winning the WSL Golden Boot, Player of the Season and FWA Footballer of the Year awards before extending her City contract to 2030.

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The Chairman lavished praise on the Jamaican international.

“She is an exceptional player,” he said.

“Between Shaw and [Erling] Haaland, our men’s and women’s teams have the best goalscorers in the world and there’s no secret why we win leagues.”