Delirious fans outside St James' Park welcomed the announcement of Newcastle United's takeover by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium on Thursday with beer, hugs and chants of"we've got our club back".
In a letter addressed to the new owners, the chair of the Newcastle United Supporters' Trust, Greg Tomlinson, said that for the first time in many years fans believed that their desire for an ambitious Newcastle could now become a reality. "Given the Saudi Arabian government's poor human rights record, this is a wake-up call to fans, broadcasters and players that sports should not be a tool for erasing human rights abuse."
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