<p>Hello and welcome to our live coverage of <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/newcastles-saudi-arabia-backed-takeover-completed/78ACTsk9faaB" target="_self">Newcastle United’s completed takeover</a>.</p><p></p><p>A saga that dragged on for 18 months and saw the club embroiled in legal disputes with the Premier League has finally been resolved and the group, led by Amanda Staveley, the British businesswoman, have brought to an end Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of Newcastle.</p><p></p><p>The news arrives after Saudi Arabia indicated on Wednesday it would lift its ban on broadcaster beIN SPORTS. beIN, a Qatari network, has been unable to broadcast in Saudi Arabia for the last four and a half years as part of a diplomatic dispute between the two nations.</p><p></p><p>Stick with us all for all the latest developments from this breaking news story. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/checkout2/fall50" target="_self">New subscribers can get 50 percent off a new subscription to coverage of all sports at <em>The Athletic</em>. </a></p>