Spurs' LGBTQ+ fan group will be holding a demonstration against the Saudi Arabian ownership of Newcastle United ahead of Tottenham's match against the Magpies at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Proud Lilywhites have confirmed that they will be protesting on Tottenham High Road ahead of the game, with a banner and balloons. It follows calls by Amnesty International for fans to raise human rights issues in Saudi Arabia whenever their teams play Newcastle, now “the richest club in the world”. The £305million takeover of the club by the Arab state’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has already sparked protests at Crystal Palace, Brighton and West Ham.
A spokesperson for Proud Lilywhites said: “In advance of Spurs v Newcastle on Sunday 3 April, members of Proud Lilywhites and THST will be on Tottenham High Road protesting the Saudi state’s ownership of Newcastle United. Football Clubs are important cultural and heritage assets and their use as shields for regimes that murder their citizens, jail their LGBTQ+ community and cause atrocities (as in Yemen) is something we want to keep a focus on, so this is never allowed to happen again.
