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Concerns over council ties with Saudi-backed Newcastle United
14 May 2024 0

Concerns over council ties with Saudi-backed Newcastle United

By Total Football News

Last year, Ms Staveley, a minority shareholder who has become the face of the club’s Saudi ownership, asked senior council officer Michelle Percy to prepare a briefing ahead of a meeting she was having with Lord Dominic Johnson, a UK investment minister.

The briefing concentrated on attracting Saudi investment to the north-east of England.

Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the campaign group NUFC Fans Against

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Birmingham City FC in deal with council to buy land for new stadium
27 March 2024 0

Birmingham City FC in deal with council to buy land for new stadium

By Total Football News

Talks over the sale have been ongoing for weeks and have involved the club’s chairman Tom Wagner, chief executive Garry Cook and Birmingham City Council’s lead commissioner Max Caller, with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street acting as a mediator.

Up to 3,000 jobs could be created by developing the 48-acre site, which is just over a mile away from Birmingham city centre and less than a mile from the club’s

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