Newcastle's New Ownership

An episode of the The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary podcast, hosted by Mike Goodman and Michael Caley, titled "Newcastle's New Ownership" was published on April 23, 2020 and runs 44 minutes.

April 23, 2020 ·44m · The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

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Summary

The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has nearly completed its purchase of Newcastle United Football Club. We talk about what this means. Another ownership group in the Premier League driven not by a need to make profits but by a drive for soft power, sportwashing a reputation sullied by war crimes, murder and oppression. What will that mean for Newcastle and the Premier League? George Caulkin's report in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1759832/2020/04/21/newca...

Episode Description

The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has nearly completed its purchase of Newcastle United Football Club. We talk about what this means. Another ownership group in the Premier League driven not by a need to make profits but by a drive for soft power, sportwashing a reputation sullied by war crimes, murder and oppression. What will that mean for Newcastle and the Premier League?

George Caulkin's report in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1759832/2020/04/21/newcastle-takeover-bruce-charnley-transfers/

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