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City Football Group expand into Uruguay, Venezuela

Uruguayan second tier side Club Atletico Torque and Atletico Venezuela are the latest clubs to establish links with the consortium

Manchester City's owners have confirmed an expansion into South America by completing the acquisition of Uruguayan side Club Atletico Torque and announcing a collaboration with Atletico Venezuela.

The City Football Group also own A-League side Melbourne City, hold a controlling stake in New York City FC of Major League Soccer and 20 per cent of J1 League club Yokohama F Marinos.

CA Torque are a much smaller-scale operation than those clubs. Founded in 2007 and currently playing in the second division of the Uruguayan league, CA Torque has an average attendance of around 250 for home matches.