Newcastle United confirm legal dispute with league over failed takeover


  • Football
  • Thursday, 19 Nov 2020

(Reuters) - Newcastle United have confirmed that they are involved in arbitration proceedings against the Premier League (EPL) over an aborted takeover attempt by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium earlier this year.

The Shields Gazette, a local newspaper in England's north east, reported https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/exclusive-newcastle-united-fc-top-flight-legal-action-officially-confirmed-astonishing-premier-league-fan-letter-admission-3038820 on Tuesday that the Premier League had confirmed it was in a legal dispute with the club in a letter to Newcastle Consortium Supporters Ltd.

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