Newcastle United takeover: What is PIF, the main owner of the …
WEBThe takeover of Newcastle United in a £300m deal has been nearly universally welcomed by the club's supporters. But some football fans are concerned over the involvement of Saudi Arabia's Crown...
Newcastle United’s takeover by a Saudi Arabian-backed ... - CNN
WEBOct 7, 2021 · PIF is a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Its involvement in the takeover of Newcastle has been a long-running saga in English football, during which time...
How a Saudi-led consortium won control of Newcastle United
WEBOct 8, 2021 · In October 2019, Amanda Staveley and her husband were invited aboard the Serene, a megayacht owned by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the banks of the Red Sea, the British...
Explained: Why does Saudi Arabia want to buy Newcastle United?
WEBOct 6, 2021 · Enter Mohammed bin Salman, a prince who was never meant to be king. Ibn Saud had 36 sons and 27 daughters. It is estimated that the family could number 15,000.
Saudi-led consortium completes £305m Newcastle United takeover
WEBOct 7, 2021 · A consortium led by the Public Investment Fund, the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, agreed a deal to acquire the Premier League side on...
Newcastle United: Saudi Arabian-backed takeover completed
WEBOct 7, 2021 · This is despite the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, being listed as chair of PIF. The sale went through after the deal passed the Premier League owners' and directors'...
Newcastle’s Saudi takeover: The UK government’s emails revealed
WEBApr 6, 2023 · A British foreign official flagged up a BBC interview granted by legal representatives of the grieving fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in April 2020 when she pleaded with the...
Newcastle United takeover: Saudi Arabia-backed deal completed
WEBOct 7, 2021 · But Nicholas McGeehan, director of human rights organisation Fair Square, said there "is no separation" as the fund is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, whom he called the "de ...
Saudi Arabia-led consortium completes Newcastle United takeover
WEBOct 7, 2021 · PIF has had to offer assurances to the Premier League that its chairman, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and in turn the state will not have any control of the running of Newcastle.
Mohammed bin Salman, Boris Johnson and the Newcastle …
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Newcastle released a fiery statement, calling out the Premier League and Richard Masters, its chief executive, for not acting “appropriately”, something which was comprehensively denied. Then ...