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Manchester City Fans Can Get A Kick Out Of Facebook Messenger Game

If you’re a Manchester City fan, and watching the English Premier League-leading football club isn’t already taking up most of your time, chances are the team’s new game will take care of that…just as soon as you open Facebook Messenger.

In a move apparently to further engage fans — though what fan isn’t engaged by a club with 16 wins and one draw on the season?— Manchester City has launched its first Facebook Messenger game, Manchester City Football Striker. The game pits you against your friends in a competition to knock bouncing soccer balls into the net using different cartoon Man City players on the Etihad Stadium pitch, the announcement revealed.