How Saudi Bought English Football

In recent months of the war, Ukraine has managed to hold its front lines and bring war to regular Russians via attacks on infrastructure. That’s why Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine Chrystia Freeland believes Ukraine has flipped the narrative from being the virtuous v ...  Show more

Football can be geopolitics by other means. Financial Times Journalist Simon Kuper has covered every World Cup since 1990. This week, he joins Sir Richard Dearlove and guest co-host Baroness Ayesha Hazarika to unpack how football and geopolitics collide. Kuper explains why he thi ...  Show more

A multi-million pound takeover of the English Premier League team Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund could be in the works.BBC Sports reporter Alistair Magowan explains what we know so far about the deal. In the meantime Ellen R Wald, author of Saudi Inc, sp ...  Show more

The Newcastle United takeover is creating more than a managerial headache. We have an open chat on the conflicts for fans and the difficulties covering the Newcastle United takeover. Why can't fans just celebrate the arrival of their new owners without the conflict? That's the qu ...  Show more

On the Final Word Simon Jordan has some worrying financial news for Premier League clubs if matches are played behind closed doors, there are mixed emotions for a Newcastle United fan on Sunday Exclusive as the St James’ Park club are set to be bought out by a Saudi Arabian backe ...  Show more

Hear from Noni Madueke & Tino Livramento. Plus, Ally and Jeff get heated over Ivan Toney's move to Saudi Arabia.<hr>

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