Money ball Saudi takeover of Newcastle is depressing but not surprising
Oct 15, 2021
2 minutes
By David Conn
Football has always been an expression of the country and times, so the takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi Arabian investment fund radiates the widest of reflections about the state that England is in.
On the day last week that Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the collapse of the European Super League breakaway earlier this year as a triumph of sporting values, the
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