Newcastle United may be about to embark on a bright new era that promises a return to greatness - but they might have got there sooner had an approach for Sir Alex Ferguson proved successful.
The deal is done, the ink is dry on the paperwork but the reality hasn’t sunk in for most Newcastle fans yet. They are now the richest club in the world. After 14 years of meandering through the Mike Ashley tenure with no sense of hope or ambition, the promise of a brighter future looms […]
<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></