They are images like after a championship won. Hundreds of fans go crazy on the streets of Newcastle. The reason is not the first title since 1927, but rather the rise to perhaps the richest club in the world!
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Is a new football power growing in the north of England?
A consortium from Saudi Arabia around Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (36) has taken over Premier League club Newcastle United. Price: around 350 million euros!
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Mohammed bin Salman at a conference of the “Organization for Islamic Cooperation” in 2019Photo: AP
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Who is the Blood Sheikh that the fans are celebrating?
In addition to his public offices as defense and deputy prime minister, “MBS”, as he is called, finds enough time for his hobby: to spend money – happily and a lot!
Examples:
► He owns a 134 meter long yacht (“Serene”) with a pool, two helipads and a cinema. Price: 446 million euros.
► In 2015 he bought a castle in France for 267 million euros. At that time the “Château Louis XIV.” Was called the most expensive house in the world.
► At an auction in 2017 he bought the painting “Salvator Mundi”, which is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (1452 to 1519), for 400 million euros.
But bin Salman is anything but a do-gooder.
He is considered tyrannical, authoritarian and unscrupulous. The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has risen sharply since his appointment as Crown Prince. He is repeatedly accused of serious human rights violations.
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Newcastle fans celebrate with a Saudi Arabian flag outside Newcastle United StadiumFoto: Owen Humphreys/dpa
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He is also said to have ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi († 59) in 2018.
They don’t want to know anything about that in Newcastle at the moment.
The traditional association (founded in 1881) from the workers’ city (300,000 inhabitants) currently occupies the penultimate place. It’s been a long time since he played for the championship with legends like Alan Shearer (51/206 goals in 405 games).
The “Magpies”, the magpies, have been commuting between relegation battle and 2nd division for years. The game is played in St. James’ Park (52,405 seats), one of the oldest and largest stadiums on the island.
It is quite possible that there will soon be a new man on the line. The prince is said to want to replace coach Steve Bruce (60) with Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard (41 / Glasgow Rangers).
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