Amnesty: Saudi-led Newcastle takeover a ‘bitter blow for human rights defenders’

Newcastle have been taken over by a Saudi-led consortium

Newcastle’s takeover by a Saudi-led consortium is “an extremely bitter blow for human rights defenders”, claims Amnesty International UK.

The club’s fans received the news they had been craving when the Premier League announced it had ratified a takeover by a consortium comprising Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), financiers PCP Capital Partners and the Reuben Brothers.