CIty Football Group club consider name change to Robot Panda FC

Watch out Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs, Lincoln Red Imps and Grenades FC, there could be a new contender for the best team name in football...
When the Chinese footballing authorities ordered all clubs to drop any corporate sponsors from their names, most sides opted for the most vanilla alterations possible.
According to local media, Sichuan Jiuniu, the CL1 club as City Group's arm in China, may change club name to 'Sichuan Robot Panda'. Though Sichuan Jiuniu(Ninebulls) complies with CFA's corporate-free 'neutral name' rule, they submitted Sichuan Robot Panda as another option. pic.twitter.com/SsHauRMBkd
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One team who did not get the memo is Sichuan Jiuniu. The team is one of 11 worldwide operated by the City Football Group, which is headed up by Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak.
Although their current name does not breach anti-corporate regulations, that has not stopped
Sichuan Jiuniu from floating the idea of changing their title to something quite unbelievable: Sichuan Robot Panda.
Yes, you have read that correctly...
According to local news outlet Sina, the club submitted two potential names for when the regulations come into place: Sichuan Jiuniu and... well, the other one.
A local source said that the reason for the incredible proposal was that major shareholder, Youbixuan Technology, is an artificial intelligence manufacturer that makes humanoid robots, while 'Panda' is the name of well known local business.
Oh, we get it. It is a genius way to get around the anti-corporate, naming rules. The source went on to admit that the club had not yet finalised which of the two names it would select. We know which one we'd prefer.
Incredibly, this is not the only 'panda' related story that has cropped up this week.
? ? Simeone y la mayoría de jugadores han ido en los 4x4 habilitados por el @Atleti salvo...
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?? … Yannick Carrasco, que ha ido con el FIAT PANDA 4x4 que le ha prestado un vecino porque “va muy bien” sobre la nieve ? pic.twitter.com/50NRQNJdRW
In Spain, Atletico Madrid star Yannick Carrasco was forced to borrow his neighbours' Fiat Panda in order to ferry some teammates to training in the midst of Storm Filomena. Apparently, it handles better in the snow than Carrasco's own car.