Manchester united in memorial
Manchester City FC will join Manchester United FC in marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster when they visit Old Trafford in the Premier League next month.
Special kit
City will wear a special kit incorporating a black ribbon and with their sponsors' branding removed to reflect their own involvement in the tragedy, which claimed the life of their former England goalkeeper Frank Swift who played for the club from 1933 to 1949. The disaster, on 6 February 1958, occurred when the aircraft carrying United back from a European Champion Clubs' Cup match in Belgrade crashed on take-off after a refuelling stop in Munich.
Respect
Eight of Sir Matt Busby's exciting young team, dubbed 'the Busby Babes', died as did 15 other people including Swift, who was covering the game as a reporter. A letter and a photograph of Swift will be handed to all 3,000 City fans attending the match on 10 February, signed by manager Sven-G