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Premier League clubs have reacted with anger to the description in a US court document of the Newcastle chairman as 'a sitting minister of the Saudi ...

I think that any buyer who is now looking to buy any club is going to be looking at the multi-club model.” But whenever you look at multi-club you have to make sure that you have the right fit – you also make sure that you choose your territory carefully and have the right chemistry. On Thursday the Newcastle director Amanda Staveley said the club’s owners were considering buying controlling and minority stakes in other clubs to “grow Newcastle and our brand”. “The opportunity to buy players early in the cycle is critical to our growth. The development has prompted calls from Amnesty for the league to re-examine the assurances given by Newcastle’s owners that the Saudi state would not have control of the club. Now the human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle’s owners.

Fresh questions have been raised about the separation between the Saudi state and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) after a brief filed in a court case ...

The PIF has also declined to comment. Al Rumayyan is the only exception, Now human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle's owners.

The ongoing legal dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf organisation may now have big ramifications for Premier League club Newcastle ...

[Norman](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/greg-norman) himself is well acquainted with Al Rumayyan, having served as CEO of the breakaway circuit since October 2021. Al Rumayyan was at Wembley last Sunday as the club played in the Carabao Cup final, their first domestic cup final for 24 years, but saw his side lose 2-0 to [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc). [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league). But back in November 2021, [their takeover deal was approved by authorities](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-premierleague-saudiarabia-takeover-statement-25163458), who stated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would not have any control over the North-East outfit. "The PIF and His Excellency Yasir Othman Al Rumayyan are not ordinary third parties subject to basic discovery relevance standards. The 53-year-old also serves as chairman of state-owned petroleum company Saudi Aramco.

The Premier League has been urged to re-examine assurances given by Newcastles Saudi owners following the filing of a new court document in the United ...

The PIF has also declined to comment. Al Rumayyan is the only exception, but now the court document describes him as a minister too. Now human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle's owners.

Kepa Arrizabalaga has once again been nominated for the Premier League Save of the Month award, the third time this season.

It looked to be heading for the bottom right-hand corner, if not for Kepa’s strong wrist. You have until midday on Monday 6 March to cast your vote for the Premier League’s February Save of the Month, with the winner being announced at 2pm on Friday 10 March. The Spaniard receives his nomination in February for his important stop to deny Fulham’s Andreas Pereira’s strike in the first half of our 0-0 draw with our London neighbours at the beginning of the month.

Help decide who wins February's award out of Iheanacho, Leno, Rashford, Emerson Royal, Solomon and Watkins.

[Manor Solomon (FUL)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/62934/Manor-Solomon/stats) [Bernd Leno (FUL)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4985/Bernd-Leno/stats) He is keeping January signing [Pedro Porro](https://www.premierleague.com/players/32229/Pedro-Porro/stats) out of the team. [Fulham](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/34/Fulham/overview) team who ended February in sixth place. [Manchester United](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/12/Manchester-United/overview) star's superb form continued with a PL-high five goals in the month, scoring in every appearance he made. [Ollie Watkins (AVL)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/8658/Ollie-Watkins/stats) The Israeli made a huge impact in February, scoring in three successive substitute appearances. An incredible feat considering he only played 86 minutes in the month. [Emerson Royal (TOT)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/63654/Emerson-Royal/stats) [Marcus Rashford (MUN)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/13565/Marcus-Rashford/stats) The Nigerian’s five goal involvements came in a devastating two-match spell. [Kelechi Iheanacho (LEI)](https://www.premierleague.com/players/13554/Kelechi-Iheanacho/stats)

Although Palace were unable to complete a comeback on that occasion, Schlupp's nomination follows hot on the heels of teammate Michael Olise winning the award ...

[You can vote for Jeffrey’s goal by clicking here](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3087417). Also nominated for February are goals by Brennan Johnson (for Nottingham Forest against Leeds); Willian (for Fulham against Forest); Nampalys Mendy (for Leicester against Tottenham); Kevin de Bruyne (for Manchester City at Arsenal); Seamus Coleman (for Everton against Leeds); Manor Solomon (for Fulham against Wolves); and Oliver Skipp (for Tottenham against Chelsea). The Palace No.15 brought his side back into the game at Old Trafford with an audacious 76th-minute effort, guiding Cheick Doucouré’s wayward shot into the roof of the net with an improvised finish.

The other nominees are Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace v Manchester United); Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest v Leeds United); Willian (Fulham v Nottingham ...

[HERE](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3087417). The other nominees are Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace v Manchester United); Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest v Leeds United); Willian (Fulham v Nottingham Forest); Nampalys Mendy (Leicester v Tottenham); Seamus Coleman (Everton v Leeds); Manor Solomon (Fulham v Wolves); Oliver Skipp (Tottenham v Chelsea). [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne)’s capacity to shine in the biggest of moments.

Richard Masters said visas contributed to the league's record spend and the system was designed to increase England-qualified players.

What the Premier League needs is more Brightons and Brentfords who are getting up there, providing variety and staying up.” I am not here to defend them but you have to judge these things over a period of time.” Chelsea’s outlay of more than £300m on players in January doubled the previous record and took their spending to more than £600m under their American owners. Within our rules it’s a test over a 12-month period, so the question is whether they are going to sell some of their existing players in the next window. It’s partially to do with the GBE system.” “While we’re totally committed to developing young, homegrown players and we want Gareth Southgate to be successful, when you have a limited supply of players you can go for and you’ve got lots of demand, then it’s slightly inflationary.

The Premier League approved the PIF-led takeover of Newcastle in October 2021 after receiving “legally binding assurances” that the Saudi state would not have ...

The PIF has also declined to comment. Al Rumayyan is the only exception, but now the court document describes him as a minister too. Now human rights group Amnesty International is calling on the league to ask new questions of Newcastle’s owners.

The Premier League has been urged to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia's ...

PIF is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and six of the other eight board members listed on its website are government ministers. The club has moved from the Premier League's relegation zone 17 months ago to contending for a place in the Champions League this season. In some games, the team has worn a white and green jersey like the Saudi national team.

Newcastle United have already legally assured the Premier League that they are not dictated to by the Saudi state.

As Ashley and PIF battled to get the deal pushed through in the subsequent 15 months, the Premier League insisted on a legally binding contract to create that exact separation they were looking for. The Premier League has now received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control Newcastle United Football Club." PIF are an investor in many other companies in this country and maybe football is being targeted and talked about in a different way. [Premier League](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/english-premier-league) may well point people back to their initial statement when the takeover went through. Masters said in late 2021 on Newcastle after the directors and owners test had been passed: "The takeover has gone through and we have to be comfortable that all the things we do at the Premier League will be preserved under the new ownership and the equality and diversity scheme will be preserved. [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/) believes that for all the noise about the club today, [Newcastle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) will be confident that no fresh action will be taken against them because the Premier League already have "legally-binding assurances" surrounding the separation from the Saudi state and the Public Investment Fund.

The Premier League should re-examine assurances received from Newcastle United's Saudi owners that the Middle East state would not have control of the club ...

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English football's financial structure needs a “proper reset” to make clubs outside the Premier League sustainable, says EFL chief Rick Parry.

It’s about the sustainability of clubs throughout the pyramid.” “That’s not healthy for the Premier League. “The Championship [second tier] is a financial basket case.