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Newcastle United: Saudi capture of English club very soon
- Alistair McGowan
- BBC Games
The deal on Saudi acquisition of United in Newcastle is expected to be announced soon.
Approval from the English Premier League could come within 24 hours after an alliance involving the Saudi Public Investment Fund, PCB Capital Partners and Robin Brothers.
Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund is to provide 80% of the funding for 300 million euros, which will be viewed separately from the state.
The decision is believed to have been made after Saudi Arabia settled a piracy dispute with Qatar-based PIN Sports, which owns the rights to broadcast Premier League matches in the Middle East.
But before the reports could be received on Wednesday, sources spoke of an agreement between the Premier League and the coalition.
Saudi Arabia faces allegations of human rights abuses, but as public investment funds are treated as a separate entity, this issue and any other piracy issues will no longer be an obstacle to acquisition from a Premier League perspective.
The news will delight fans of the club, after 93% of members showed support for their acquisition in a United Supporters Association poll in Newcastle on Tuesday.
Many owners want current owner Mike Ashley to go, believing his 14-year tenure has been plagued by a lack of investment and ambition.
The Premier League and Newcastle declined to comment on reports of an immediate deal.
Whatever the reason for the settlement, it is expected to end 18 months of history.
A deal was struck between Newcastle and buyers in April 2020, but they backed down four months later when the Premier League arbitral tribunal ruled out who would own the club.
This should determine whether the public investment fund is separate from Saudi Arabia.
It is unclear how significant human rights violations or hacking in Saudi Arabia are in this case, but these allegations no longer apply after the public investment fund is classified as a separate entity from the state.
Many Newcastle fans want current owner Mike Ashley to leave
It comes despite allegations that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who heads the fund, has ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Kashoki. But then Salman denies this.
Progress in the acquisition coincided with earlier reports on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had stopped showing illegal English Premier League and other football matches through “beoutQ” and lifted the ban on broadcasting “beIN game” channels.
BeIN Sports has signed a $ 400 million deal to showcase Premier League matches in the Middle East and North Africa over a three-year period.
The issue was at the heart of the World Trade Organization, which issued a statement in June 2020 stating that Saudi Arabia had helped violate international piracy laws.
Premier League chief executive Richard Master said in a letter to August 2020 that intellectual property was “very important to the league’s business interests”.
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Emirates News Agency – Khaled Al Qasimi praised the achievements of Sharjah Chess Club players in the UAE Under-20 Individual Championship.
Saturday, September 23, 2023 – 10:45 PM
Sharjah, September 23 / WAM / Sheikh Khalid bin Humaid Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, has extended his warm greetings and blessings to Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. In the UAE Individual Chess Championship for U20, the club’s players won the first three places, including the second place in the men’s category.
Sheikh Khalid bin Humaid Al Qasimi confirmed in his statement that the Sharjah Chess Club achieved these achievements with the grace of God and the attention and guidance of the Ruler of Sharjah. The club and its players, and the management of the club, appreciated the efforts of its players and administrative and technical staff.
Clubman, Saeed Sultan Al-Tahar won the UAE Youth U-20 Championship gold medal and title with a total of six points from seven rounds, while Clubman Yahya Shuaib Al-Khaf finished second. The silver medal for the event was five and a half points, with player Hamad Badr Hover taking third place and bronze by five points in seven rounds.
At the UAE Men’s Championship, the club’s player Salem Abdel Rahim Boyoun collected five points in eight rounds to finish second and the silver medal.
Sharjah Cultural Chess Club Secretary General Waheeb Jaber Al Jaroni affirmed the club’s commitment to training programs to raise the standard of its players in an effort to achieve results that satisfy ambitions. Al Qasimi and his passion for improving players’ performance, raising their technical level and achieving goals.
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Pochettino’s position in Chelsea’s medical staff after player injuries
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino insists the medical staff at the west London outfit are not responsible for the player’s injuries that have disrupted his start to life with the struggling English Football League side.
Pochettino only had 15 ready players during last weekend’s disappointing draw at Bournemouth.
After the club’s takeover from American Todd Buhle’s conglomerate in 2021, despite spending around $1.2 billion to attract new players, the Blue Team suffers from a major disadvantage.
He missed 12 players against Bournemouth, forcing Pochettino to call up three under-19 players who had not previously featured with the first team.
Residents of the team clinic include Frenchmen Christopher Ngungu and Wesley Fobana, Reece James, Belgian Romeo Lafia, Carne Chukwu, Emeka, Trevo Saloba and Ecuadorian Moise Caicedo with an impressive contract.
Ahead of Sunday’s clash against Aston Villa, Yadim is in fourteenth place with Chelsea having won five matches.
But Pochettino did not hold the medical staff accountable. “Before we came here, we did everything to analyze the risks to create a clear picture of the serious injuries that occurred last season.”
He continued, “It has to do with the player’s file, the risks he is exposed to. Not with the people working on the medical staff.”
He added, “I think we have to respect these professional and qualified departments of the club. That’s why they work in football. Players have individual risks that need to be analyzed.”
The former Tottenham coach concluded: “There’s also unhappiness. We’ve had injuries in a season or maybe two, but with Chelsea they’re out of control.”
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Sweden Women’s National Team on the Brink of Crisis, “Kiss of the World Cup”
Players from the Swedish and Spanish national soccer teams appeared Friday with a banner bearing the phrase “Our war is a global war,” in the world champions’ first appearance since the recent “World Cup kiss” crisis.
The Swedes showed their support for Spain as the two teams went head-to-head in the Europa League, with La Roja’s women winning by three goals to two.
The match, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, was a rematch of the World Cup semi-final in which Spain won 2-1, beating England with a clean sheet to clinch the title.
In a related context, the Associated Press reported Friday that the Spanish soccer federation has decided to remove the phrase “women’s soccer” from the national team’s name, which it hopes will reflect a “change in perceptions” and its vision for the game. .
The name of the women’s national team usually includes “women’s football”, and by removing this term, the women’s and men’s national teams are officially known as the “Spain national football team”.
After ‘World Cup kiss’ crisis… Spain’s women’s players agree to return to national team ‘on terms’
Most of Spain’s female players, world soccer champions and strikers, have agreed to join the national team to face Sweden and Switzerland in the European Nations League, after a kiss from former local football federation president Luis Rubiales. A treaty with the Confederation and the Government of Spain.
Most of Spain’s female players, who have been on strike since former local football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenny Hermoso, have agreed to join the national team to face Sweden and Switzerland. After reaching an agreement with the League of European Nations, the Confederation and the Spanish government.
“We have reached a series of agreements to be drawn up and signed by the Federation and the Supreme Council for Sports,” Victor Francos, head of the Supreme Sports Council of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, said on Wednesday.
He added: “Out of the 23 female players invited, two requested the opportunity to leave the training camp (…) for reasons related to personal discomfort.”
“Kiss scandal”…Questions surround Spanish men’s national team coach
Spanish men’s national team coach Luis de la Fuente said he and his team will focus solely on football after questions were raised on Monday about the resignation of Spanish confederation president Luis Rubiales over a kissing scandal.
A government representative did not reveal the identity of the two players involved, but confirmed that they “will not be subject to sanctions” contrary to earlier reports.
On Monday, the new coach of the “La Roja” team, Montse Tammy, made a surprise by inviting 15 world champions and other female players to the matches between Sweden and Switzerland. Changes were made at the Football Association following an incident where Rubiales forced a kiss on the lips of national team star Hermoso during the World Cup coronation in Australia last month.
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