Gary Neville insists Newcastle United's owners should be held to 'account' when pressed on the human rights concerns surrounding Saudi Arabia. The Sky Sports pundit debated the topic of sportswashing at length in an interview ahead of the release of his book 'The People's Game: A View from a Front Seat in Football'.
Neville and fellow pundit Jamie Carragher have previously discussed the controversial subject of club ownership in the Premier League in the wake of the sanctions placed upon Chelsea as a result of former owner Roman Abramovich. The pair believe managers such as Eddie Howe and Pep Guardiola will have to face up to tough questions going forwards due to the identity of their respective club's owners.
Newcastle United's takeover last October provoked a wave of controversy due to the majority stake of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). Amnesty International were among many to denounce the move as 'sportswashing', and later called upon the Premier League to revise their owners' and directors' test.
