Ahead of Newcastle United’s 2018-19 opening Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur, the Magpies are facing a potential fine from the Premier League.
According to reports from The Guardian, Newcastle players “remain locked in a row” with club owner Mike Ashley over bonus payments, and they have refused to undergo any media commitments until the problem is resolved.
As a result the Magpies are facing a potential fine from the Premier League “occasioned by the breach of contractual obligations to broadcast rights holders”.
Newcastle players are legally obliged to present themselves to broadcasters including Sky, but now the players are refusing to meet the media.