UEFA refusing to recognise Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium name

European football’s governing body, UEFA, is reportedly refusing to recognise Manchester City’s decision to change their stadium’s name.

Manchester City has a £350 million 10-year sponsorship agreement with the Abu Dhabi airline, Etihad.

The deal includes changing the City of Manchester Stadium as the Etihad Stadium.

However, the UEFA is refusing to recognise any stadium that incorporates a sponsor’s name, the Daily Mirror reports.

The Emirates is referred to as the Arsenal Stadium and Bayern’s Allianz Arena is the Fussball Arena.

“We were made aware of the rules last year when we played Red Bull Salzburg in the Europa League and they were made to drop their sponsor’s name,” a City insider said.

“The deal with Etihad was not affected by it,” he added.