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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Premier League criticised over Newcastle’s Saudi state ownership links

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Amnesty International says the Premier League’s apparent failure to re-examine whether the Saudi state is in control of Newcastle demonstrates there is a “vacuum at the top of English football”.

A court document submitted in the United States last week as part of a dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf raised fresh questions over the level of separation between the club’s leadership and the Saudi state.

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