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Newcastle United is at the centre of a political storm today after a Saudi-Arabian backed consortium bought the Premier League club from Mike Ashley with Boris Johnson under pressure to speak out about the 'sportswashing' deal critics say has made the murderous state's crown prince the de facto owner and further proves cash is king in football. Many opposed to …
Newcastle United did not miss an opportunity to take aim at their Tyne-Wear rivals following the release of the Netflix documentary 'Sunderland 'Til I Die'. And on Tuesday evening at the Stadium of Light, as Sunderland hosted Newcastle for a Checkatrade Trophy fixture, the 2,8000 travelling fans were in full voice as they sang: 'We saw you cry on Netflix.' …
