In 2021, Newcastle United was taken over by the PIF group of investors from Saudi Arabia. As of 2023, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the richest owner in the Premier League, with a net worth of £320 billion, making the Magpies the wealthiest club. The overflow of revenue was evident from the get-go. Be ...
You don’t travel to St. James’ Park as an away fan and expect to receive your favourite player’s shirt as a gift after the final whistle. By the looks of it though, nobody told this to this kid who travelled to Newcastle to support his Southampton at St. James’ Park. The kid, standing in the ...
In stark contrast to the gloom and doom that formed around Newcastle United in recent years, the Magpies are presently in dreamland. Their fortunes were flipped following a big-money takeover from the Saudis, which saw the Toon finally escape the clutches of Mike Ashley. In the time since, Newcastle have effectively been restored into a ...
Newcastle United’s takeover by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia last season gave hope to the fans that the club would be in a better position to battle against PL giants now that there’s serious money backing them. The takeover, which was orchestrated by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi’s 80% Saudi-backed consortium has worked ...
Tempers ran high and sparks flew at a jam-packed St. James’ Park as Eddie Howe’s resurgent Newcastle United hosted Frank Lampard’s Everton in the midweek clash of Matchday 12 in the Premier League. The incident transpired after Paraguayan Miguel Almiron gave The Toons a 1-0 lead with his stunning first-time strike in the 31st minute. ...
The 2022/23 Premier League season is upon us. The transfer business is thriving and clubs are still splurging out enormous sums of money to get their desired targets. Apart from the influx of new players, the big club owners are also taking the time to keep up with the changing environment and demands of the ...
After much anticipation and build-up, Newcastle United are set to begin their first ever full season since the takeover by a Saudi Arabian consortium back in October. Over the next two windows, the Magpies have made fine use of the deep pockets of their new owners and have brought in promising names such as Bruno ...
The cold war between Newcastle United fans and the club’s owner Mike Ashley has become a recurring theme of the Magpies’ recent years in the Premier League. The Tyneside outfit’s long-standing owner has turned himself into a figure of frustration amongst the Magpies supporters not only due to his lack of will to spend in ...
