How Manchester City are harnessing the sun to find their next star in new Foden, O’Reilly or Lewis

In the shadow of the Etihad, the hum of solar panels is quietly becoming part of Manchester City’s rhythm.

The Joie Stadium, home to City’s women’s team, now boasts a roof covered in nearly 3,000 solar panels – a gleaming testament to a club increasingly determined to power their footballing ambitions with the sun.

But this is about more than sustainability; it is about cultivating the next generation of stars. The electricity generated here will run the City Football Academy, fuelling training sessions, recovery rooms and analytics suites where tomorrow’s Phil Fodens, Nico O’Reillys and Rico Lewises are being moulded.

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