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To clarify the 'no government links' aspect to the Chelsea bid. What that means is on paper or legally-speaking (like #NUFC's owners argued) the prospective consortium are saying they don't

PL source tells me it is NOT true all #NUFC listed directors passed O&D Test. “No determinations were made prior to the consortium’s withdrawal.” If directors had been cleared, with

I can understand why the Premier League haven't commented on the #NUFC takeover, especially if they feel the situation is still potentially 'live'. Transparency of the process is essential, but

Lots asking about the Premier League O&D Test & how PIF could potentially be disqualified even if they are i) a separate legal entity to the government & ii) the

Serie A returns to beIN after a blackout. Told that following @WTO report on beoutQ @SerieA_EN offered a "major discount" in return for games being aired again. This was an

The wording of @AngusMacNeilSNP letter to Liz Truss on the #NUFC takeover is intriguing. He's absolutely right to raise concerns, & I have said many times I have huge sympathy

Just a bit of context on the @WTO report on beoutQ. The remit was to "rule on Saudi Arabia’s alleged failure to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights.”That's not

A thread on prospective new #NUFC chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan.Lots of profiles just refer to him as 'golf-loving' but haven't delved deeper. At the launch of the inaugural Saudi International in