Newcastle fans group to stage protest against the club’s Saudi majority owners

PROTESTS: A group of Newcastle fans is staging a protest against the club’s Saudi majority owners. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA

Newcastle fans opposed to the club’s Saudi owners have vowed to keep talking about sportswashing as they prepare to protest against human rights abuses.

The consortium which took control at St James’ Park in October last year is 80 per cent funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund chaired by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.