Full text: ‘Will support Mumbai City FC from afar’ – outgoing coach Sergio Lobera’s heartfelt note

Indian Super League champions Mumbai City FC announced on Friday that they will be parting ways with head coach Sergio Lobera.

The 44-year-old Spaniard joined the club in October 2020 and oversaw their most successful campaign ever, when the Islanders became the first team in ISL history to secure both the ISL League Winners’ Shield and the ISL Trophy, completing a double in the 2020-’21 season.

After a successful spell in India, Lobera will be leaving the country to join CFG to work on a fresh challenge.

Lobera took to social media on Friday to share a heartfelt message for the club and its supporters.

Here’s the letter he wrote:

The time I have spent with the Mumbai City family and the memories we have made together, are something I will forever hold close to my heart. But now, after four wonderful years in India, it is time to say goodbye. It has been an honour for me and my family to live in this incredible country and to have been able to get to meet and know so many wonderful people.

It is extremely unfortunate that we never had the opportunity to play in Mumbai in front of our fans given the tough times we are living in, but I am…

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