{"id":241074,"date":"2020-07-30T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.npwj.org\/?p=241074"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T14:52:28","slug":"sport-is-the-winner-in-the-collapse-of-attempted-saudi-takeover-of-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npwj.org\/it\/press-release\/sport-is-the-winner-in-the-collapse-of-attempted-saudi-takeover-of-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport is the winner in the collapse of attempted Saudi takeover of Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Brussels \u2013 Rome, 30 July 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>NPWJ\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/jul\/30\/newcastle-united-takeover-falls-through-as-saudi-led-consortium-pulls-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>welcomes today\u2019s collapse of\u00a0the deal<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for Mohamed Bin Salman, Crown Prince of the current King of Saudi Arabia Salm\u0101n bin \u02bfAbd al-\u02bfAz\u012bz \u0100l Sa\u02bf\u016b, to purchase Newcastle United Football Club. This is a significant victory for the sports world, countering a push by Saudi Arabia to inject politics into sport and to turn a great team with a glorious history and a bright future into a public relations stunt for the Prince.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It has been a long time coming: on 28 April, Hatice Cengiz, fianc\u00e9 of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mercan_resifi\/status\/1253666472167182339?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sent an open letter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to the Premier League asking them to reject the takeover of Newcastle United by Mohamed Bin Salman, because of his involvement in her fianc\u00e9\u2019s murder. On 20 May, Ms Cengiz to Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the Premier League, requesting a meeting before a decision is made. In a 28 May letter to Ms Cengiz\u2019s lawyer, Mr Masters acknowledged the Premier League was sympathetic, noting they were \u201cfully considering\u201d her call to block the takeover deal.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In response to news that Mohamed Bin Salman\u2019s consortium was forced to pull out of the deal, Ms Cengiz\u2019s lawyer, Rodney Dixon QC, stated \u201cthe Mohamed Bin Salman Saudi Public Investment Fund backed consortium is trying to damage control by covering up a major embarrassment. They were forced to pull out because the Premier League rules would not allow the takeover. 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