According to the Mirror, the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s £300 million bid to buy Newcastle United is struggling to pass the Premier League’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test because the league itself has been pursuing the Saudis for two years for illegally broadcasting games.
BeoutQ – allegedly owned by the Kingdom – has cost the EPL’s broadcast partners (including Qatar’s beIN Sports) billions over the years, and that has seen the league hold back from quickly approving the takeover.
The World Trade Organization has ruled that Saudi is firmly behind beoutQ and has already submitted a 123-page report of their findings and proofs to the Premier League.