team - m ates ▁Fig o , ▁O wen , ▁Gas co igne ▁and ▁She ar er . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁comm enced ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁FIFA ▁amb assador , ▁and ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Camb odia . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁work ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁named ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁Car son ▁Ye ung ' s ▁Hong ▁Kong - list ed ▁company ▁Grand top ▁International ▁Hold ings ▁Ltd , ▁which ▁subsequently ▁took ▁a ▁ 2 9 . 9 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁B irmingham ▁City . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ye ung ▁confirmed ▁that ▁once ▁his ▁proposed ▁take over ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁went ▁through , ▁a ▁role ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁Mc Man aman , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁specify ▁what ▁role ▁that ▁would ▁be . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁director ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁City , ▁with ▁fellow ▁director ▁Peter ▁P ann u ▁cit ing ▁Mc Man aman ▁as ▁being ▁present ▁when ▁some ▁critical ▁board ▁dec isions ▁were ▁made - ▁claims ▁Mc Man aman ▁denied . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ▁had ▁res igned ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁International ▁Hold ings , ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁owned ▁B irmingham ▁City . ▁On ▁ 1 9