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Newcastle United have outperformed in their bid to break up the Premier League orthodoxy since the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s takeover in October 2021. In…

It has been galling in the extreme for Newcastle United to watch the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United rack up gigantic losses without incurring…

PIF don’t do half measures and, crucially, infrastructure spending is exempt from PSR – so expect something special when Newcastle United come to build their…

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) are the richest club owners in the world on paper – but that doesn’t mean very much when Newcastle…

Blueprints for St James’ Park 2.0 being drawn up, a first trophy in 70 years in the bag, and Champions League football in the crosshairs…

For a few wondrous hours last Sunday, Newcastle United fans must have forgotten all about PSR, FFP, APT or any of the financial and regulatory…

When the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) took over Newcastle United in October 2021, many of the fans celebrating outside St James’ Park probably imagined…

The brutal reality of the Premier League’s regulatory ecosystem is that it will be some time until Newcastle United’s dizzyingly ambitious owners are able to…

Newcastle United fans who just witnessed their club emasculate Arsenal at a rocking St James’ Park must wonder how good the financial return needs to…

Because of their Gulf state-backed ownership regimes, there are many who assume Manchester City and Newcastle United must have a strategic partnership behind the scenes.…

Despite the roaring success he has delivered Eddie Howe has occasionally cut a world-weary figure at Newcastle United, who are convinced that – financially speaking…

Who in their right mind would buy a Premier League football club? That was the question on many fans’ lips when the Saudi Public Investment…

When the Premier League’s lawyers finally approved PIF’s takeover of Newcastle United, it marked the start of a new era not just on Tyneside but…

St James’ Park, Newcastle United’s home for all but the first 11 years of their history, is the beating heart of the club the city,…

With owners around seven times richer than every other Premier League side combined, Newcastle United can stake a claim to being one of the most…