Manchester City's sister club Melbourne Heart renamed Melbourne City

• Manchester City's owners have an 80 per cent stake in Melbourne City
• Australian club has been renamed from Melbourne Heart
• Club has new badge which has more sky blue

By David Kent for MailOnline

Published: 10:19, 5 June 2014 | Updated: 10:55, 5 June 2014

A-League side Melbourne Heart have been renamed Melbourne City FC in a move that aligns the Australian club with sister teams Manchester City and New York City FC.

The announcement came from Ferran Soriano, chief executive of parent company City Football Group, accompanied by a new club badge that prominently adds sky blue to its previous red and white colour scheme.

All change: Melbourne Heart have changed their name to Melbourne City

Soriano said on the club's website: 'Following a lengthy consultation with the club's members, partners, the FFA (Football Federation Australia) and a range of other stakeholders, we believe the changes announced today will strengthen the club's ties with the community to which it belongs while expanding its ability to grow commercially and harness the many benefits of belonging to the City family.'

An 80 per cent stake in the Melbourne club was acquired by Manchester City's owners, headed by Sheikh Mansour, in January.

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