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Premier League clubs have reacted with anger to the description in a US court document of the Newcastle chairman as 'a sitting minister of the Saudi ...

I think that any buyer who is now looking to buy any club is going to be looking at the multi-club model.” But whenever you look at multi-club you have to make sure that you have the right fit – you also make sure that you choose your territory carefully and have the right chemistry. On Thursday the Newcastle director Amanda Staveley said the club’s owners were considering buying controlling and minority stakes in other clubs to “grow Newcastle and our brand”. “The opportunity to buy players early in the cycle is critical to our growth. The development has prompted calls from Amnesty for the league to re-examine the assurances given by Newcastle’s owners that the Saudi state would not have control of the club. Now the human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle’s owners.

Amnesty International have asked the Premier League to reexamine assurances made by Newcastle United's ownership that the Saudi Arabian state will not be in ...

The Premier League approved the takeover in October 2021 only after receiving “legally-binding assurances” that PIF was a separate entity from the state. In that, PIF describes itself as “a sovereign instrumentality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and Al Rumayyan as “a sitting minister of the Saudi government”. [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) to re-examine assurances made by [Newcastle United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/newcastle-united/)’s ownership that the Saudi Arabian state will not be in control of the club.

The Premier League approved the PIF-led takeover of Newcastle in October 2021 after receiving “legally binding assurances” that the Saudi state would not have ...

The PIF has also declined to comment. Al Rumayyan is the only exception, but now the court document describes him as a minister too. Now human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle’s owners.

An American court document filed by lawyers for Saudi-backed LIV Golf in a case against the PGA Tour revealed this week claimed the Public Investment Fund ...

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The Premier League should re-examine assurances received from Newcastle United's Saudi owners that the Middle East state would not have control of the club ...

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters believes Chelsea's spending should not be judged for three or four years. The new club hierarchy has embarked ...

I don’t know the answer to that question. You need to judge the football club after three or four years. The players have longer contracts, lower wages.

Speaking at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit, Masters was asked about the Blues' spending, and was not in the mood to pass judgement. "I'm not ...

"We have a number of schemes in place at the moment. And so we would be worried that over time, football might become the ultimate political football. we would like to protect everything that's great about English football, including the Premier League, but sit on the top and make sure that the system doesn't run too hot. "It is a significant moment for English football, things are going to change," Masters said. "The new owners have owned the club for less than a year, they've had two transfer windows, and you need to judge the football club after three or four years. I'm not here to defend them, but you have to judge these things over a period of time."

Their total spend was almost £100m more than Europe's other four big leagues combined. Masters was asked at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit ...

GENEVA (AP) — The Premier League was urged Thursday to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that ...

The club has moved from the Premier League's relegation zone 17 months ago to contending for a place in the Champions League this season. PIF is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and six of the other eight board members listed on its website are government ministers. In some games, the team has worn a white and green jersey like the Saudi national team. "They are a sovereign instrumentality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” the filing said, adding the discovery order was “an extraordinary infringement on the sovereignty of a foreign state.” “The Premier League will surely need to re-examine the assurances made about the non-involvement of the Saudi authorities in the Newcastle deal,” Amnesty economic affairs director Peter Frankental said in a statement. “It was always stretching credulity to breaking point to imagine that the Saudi state wasn’t directing the buyout,” Frankental said, adding the deal had “the ultimate aim of using the club as a component in its wider sportswashing efforts.”

The Saudi Public Investment Fund bought an 80 percent stake in Newcastle in 2021.

The Premier League will surely need to re-examine the assurances made about the non-involvement of the Saudi authorities in the Newcastle deal, not least as there's still a Qatari bid for Manchester United currently on the table." "An opportunity to buy players affordably well, early in the cycle, is critical to our growth. The country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) were given the green light to buy a controlling stake in the club in 2021 after offering "legally binding assurances" that the Saudi regime would not have any influence over the Magpies.

Richard Masters seeks visa rules shake-up to make it easier for English clubs to sign young overseas players.

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The new visa system put in place after Brexit is a factor in Premier League clubs spending record sums on transfers, said CEO Richard Masters.

"Some of this has nothing to do with the GBE system. "Within our rules it's a test over a 12-month period, so the question is whether they are going to sell some of their existing players in the next window." [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández) -- was more than the combined totals of all clubs in the [Bundesliga](/soccer/league/_/name/GER.1), [LaLiga](/soccer/league/_/name/ESP.1), [Serie A](/soccer/league/_/name/ITA.1) and [Ligue 1](/soccer/league/_/name/FRA.1)1. "They might have bought, but they would probably argue they have a different transfer policy to the previous regime with younger players, longer contracts and lower wages. "Ultimately we have generated an earned advantage over our European investors and a lot of that earned advantage goes to those European investors in transfer fees for players that we can no longer buy at a younger age," Masters added. English clubs cannot sign Europe-based players under the age of 18, however, and Masters said at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit in London that the immigration system "needs a bit of a tweak."

Mohamed Salah bids to bring Manchester United down to earth, Spurs seek an attacking spark and a high-stakes derby.

[1-0 defeat of Stoke](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/28/stoke-brighton-fa-cup-fifth-round-match-report) in midweek, and will welcome Grimsby in the quarter-finals. He has made a further three appearances off the bench in cup competitions and had to watch on after Lucas Moura, who had not started since 1 November, was selected for the [FA Cup defeat at Sheffield United](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/sheffield-united-tottenham-fa-cup-fifth-round-match-report). De Zerbi and his medical staff will know who is peaking and who needs a rest but balancing the two is still tricky with 16 league matches still to play, [more than any other top-flight team](https://www.theguardian.com/football/premierleague/table). Wind back to 1998 and the west London rivals were tussling in the third tier, with a Paul Moody double sending Fulham [towards the top six](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqPe48UVp_Q), and the Bees closer to relegation, at Griffin Park. Burnout is a risk but Brighton have the opportunity for a historic season, and the Italian is a smart enough operator to know what needs to be done in the next three months. [4-1 defeat at Leicester](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/11/maddison-and-barnes-inspire-leicester-to-emphatic-win-over-spurs). They had to rest the 38-year-old against Southampton and struggled after he went off with a [knee injury](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/28/thiago-silva-injured-up-to-six-weeks-graham-potter-chelsea) against Spurs. Everton were the first of four bottom-half sides to [visit the Emirates in a five-game run](https://www.theguardian.com/football/arsenal/fixtures) and, while he has played up the schedule’s difficulty, Mikel Arteta could hardly ask for a better opportunity to put quick points on the board and maybe even stretch their lead at the top. They should certainly add three more at the expense of Bournemouth, even if Gary O’Neil’s strugglers showed timely signs of life in [winning at Wolves](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/18/wolves-bournemouth-premier-league-match-report) in their last away game. [FA Cup defeat of West Ham](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/manchester-united-west-ham-fa-cup-fifth-round-match-report). [defeat to Southampton](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/18/chelsea-southampton-premier-league-match-report). Mohamed Salah has scored nine goals in his last five outings against United and warmed up for one of his favourite opponents by reaching another milestone in [Wednesday’s win over Wolves](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/01/liverpool-wolves-premier-league-match-report).

An American court document filed by lawyers for Saudi-backed LIV Golf in a case against the PGA Tour revealed this week claimed the Public Investment Fund ...

PIF is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and six of the other eight board members listed on its website are government ministers. The club has moved from the Premier League’s relegation zone 17 months ago to contending for a place in the Champions League this season. In some games, the team has worn a white and green jersey like the Saudi national team.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has attempted to explain why clubs in England's top-flight are spending so much after Brexit.

‘Whilst we’re totally committed to developing young, homegrown players and we want [England manager] Gareth Southgate to be successful… [Chelsea owner Todd Boehly ‘very interested’ in taking over French club](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/24/chelsea-owner-todd-boehly-very-interested-in-taking-over-strasbourg-18346147/?ico=more_text_links) [Brighton chief mocks big-spending Chelsea and sends transfer message over Moises Caicedo](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/02/brighton-ceo-mocks-big-spending-chelsea-and-sends-transfer-message-18375426/?ico=more_text_links) [Chelsea](https://metro.co.uk/tag/chelsea/?ico=auto_link_sport_P3_LNK1) alone [have spent over £600m since the summer](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/01/what-chelseas-best-xi-now-looks-like-after-enzo-fernandez-signing-18202001/) as [Todd Boehly](https://metro.co.uk/tag/todd-boehly/?ico=auto_link_sport_P3_LNK2) replaced Roman Abramovich as owner. [Privacy Policy](https://metro.co.uk/privacypolicy/) [Brexit](https://metro.co.uk/tag/brexit/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1).

The Premier League has been urged to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia's ...

PIF is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and six of the other eight board members listed on its website are government ministers. The club has moved from the Premier League's relegation zone 17 months ago to contending for a place in the Champions League this season. In some games, the team has worn a white and green jersey like the Saudi national team.