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Man City fans stage inflatable banana counter-protest over financial breach verdict
October 17, 2026 at 02:55 PM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
YKYalla Kora
للمرة الثانية.. جماهير مانشستر سيتي تغزو ملعب الاتحاد بـ"الموزات المطاطية"
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للمرة الثانية.. جماهير مانشستر سيتي تغزو ملعب الاتحاد بـ"الموزات المطاطية" (صور)
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ESESPN
Why are Man City fans bringing inflatable bananas to games? - ESPN
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KOKooora
ردًا على قضية المخالفات.. ماريسكا يبارك "ثورة الموز" في مانشستر سيتي
(opens the publisher’s site)Manchester City supporters have revived the inflatable banana tradition as a counter-protest following the club's guilty verdict for Premier League financial breaches.
- City fans displayed hundreds of inflatable bananas at Anfield last Sunday and repeated the display during Saturday's home match against Ipswich Town.
- The practice began in the 1987-88 season, when a fan brought a banana to Maine Road honoring striker Imre Varadi, nicknamed "Imre Banana."
- Manager Enzo Maresca told reporters Friday he hopes to see many bananas in the stadium, saying his four sons have asked him to bring them.
- The club has ordered about 11,000 inflatable bananas from Varadi's company and invited him as a special guest, The Sun reported.