How Saudi Bought English Football

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Last week, Saudi Arabia permanently banned beIN sports from operating in the Kingdom. There is now no legal way to watch the Premier League in the country. What happened? Why? And how does this impact a potential takeover of Newcastle United? The Athletic's Matt Slater joins Tifo ... Show More

Saudi's football giants - How the signings work and will the spending continue?  Tom Clarke is joined by regular Monday panellist Alyson Rudd and debutant Tom Kershaw. Messrs Martin Hardy and Michael Grant drop in to give reaction and updates from England and Scotland perspective ... Show More

Saudi Arabia has been spending hundreds of millions of dollars snapping up international soccer stars in recent months, including legendary players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, to boost the rosters of its Saudi Pro League. It's not the first time we've seen a country ... Show More

In a special podcast on the Saudi Pro League, Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol talks to Peter Smith about why there has suddenly been big spending from clubs in Saudi Arabia on European-based players, what the league must do to attract elite players, and what the big ... Show More

The Athletic's Matt Slater joined Joe Molloy to discuss why Saudi Arabian clubs are taking Chelsea's cast-offs, the PIF's commitment to football, and why the Manchester United takeover is now lacking energy. 

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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

Roger Bennet and Tommy Vietor are back for Season 2 of World Corrupt! And this time, Rog and Tommy are diving into how Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter of oil in the world and a nation in the news for human rights abuses, became the latest geopolitical powerplayer sweeping glob ... Show More