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WTO WANT BLOCK</strong></p>
A World Trade Organisation report has urged the Premier League to block the takeover of Newcastle, otherwise it will be violating its own regulations.</p>
According to BBC Sport, the report states: “Should the Premier League approve the Newcastle takeover by KSA, it would be acting inconsistently with its own decisions and factual evidence as part of the WTO proceedings.”</p>
https://twitter.com/Iandennisbbc/status/1272822997867532289?s=20</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592300753,”date_formatted”:”16th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:45 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283969″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283969″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
‘MMOBILE PHONE HIM</strong></p>n
Newcastle are reportedly ready to break the bank in a move for Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile.</p>n
A bid totalling £121million is being formulated, according to reports in Italy, for the 30-year-old Lazio striker.</p>n
With the Toon hoping to finally seal the deal on a £300m takeover of the club by a Saudi Arabian-led consortium, many expect a huge spending spree to follow.</p>n
And La Gazzetta dello Sport name Immobile as their latest target.</p>n
Should the takeover go through, they believe Newcastle will bid £50m for the Italian international, who has 27 goals in Serie A this season.</p>n
He will then be offered a £71m five-year contract, worth £275,000-a-week, to make the move to Tyneside.</p>n</p>n
</p>n”,”raw”:”
‘MMOBILE PHONE HIM</strong></p>
Newcastle are reportedly ready to break the bank in a move for Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile.</p>
A bid totalling £121million is being formulated, according to reports in Italy, for the 30-year-old Lazio striker.</p>
With the Toon hoping to finally seal the deal on a £300m takeover of the club by a Saudi Arabian-led consortium, many expect a huge spending spree to follow.</p>
And La Gazzetta dello Sport name Immobile as their latest target.</p>
Should the takeover go through, they believe Newcastle will bid £50m for the Italian international, who has 27 goals in Serie A this season.</p>
He will then be offered a £71m five-year contract, worth £275,000-a-week, to make the move to Tyneside.</p>
</p>
</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592297751,”date_formatted”:”16th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:55 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283944″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283944″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
ICYMI – WTO PROBE</strong></p>n
Newcastle’s £300million takeover has been hit with fresh doubt as Saudi Arabia have been ordered to “deal with” allegations of TV piracy.</p>n
The Saudi-backed consortium led by Amanda Staveley looked to have been closing in on a deal to take over the Toon from unpopular owner Mike Ashley.</p>n
But Newcastle fans, desperate for new leadership, have been hit with another stumbling block.</p>n
Saudi broadcaster beoutQ, a pirate pay television service, are accused of ripping off coverage from European football, including the Premier League and LaLiga.</p>n
World Trade Organization have carried out an own investigation after the Premier League and LaLiga were denied claims by the Saudi court and lawyers.</p>n
Evidence of piracy is said to have been discovered, which would have cost Fifa, Uefa and the FA hundreds of millions of pounds.</p>n”,”raw”:”
ICYMI – WTO PROBE</strong></p>
Newcastle’s £300million takeover has been hit with fresh doubt as Saudi Arabia have been ordered to “deal with” allegations of TV piracy.</p>
The Saudi-backed consortium led by Amanda Staveley looked to have been closing in on a deal to take over the Toon from unpopular owner Mike Ashley.</p>
But Newcastle fans, desperate for new leadership, have been hit with another stumbling block.</p>
Saudi broadcaster beoutQ, a pirate pay television service, are accused of ripping off coverage from European football, including the Premier League and LaLiga.</p>
World Trade Organization have carried out an own investigation after the Premier League and LaLiga were denied claims by the Saudi court and lawyers.</p>
Evidence of piracy is said to have been discovered, which would have cost Fifa, Uefa and the FA hundreds of millions of pounds.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592293024,”date_formatted”:”16th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”8:37 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283940″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-aterrell odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283940″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
LAST-MINUTE TUNE-UP</strong></p>n
Premier League home teams can blast out ‘walk-on’ music for their subs from tomorrow night.</p>n
With all games in empty grounds, top-flight chiefs want to try and restore some advantage to the hosts.</p>n
So clubs can play music at “key moments”, including after goals and for subs.</p>n
It is unclear whether players will have individual tunes, or use the same music.</p>n
West Ham will run out to ‘Bubbles’ when they play Wolves on Saturday.</p>n
A club source said: “After ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, it’s probably the most distinct club song in the Premier League.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
LAST-MINUTE TUNE-UP</strong></p>
Premier League home teams can blast out ‘walk-on’ music for their subs from tomorrow night.</p>
With all games in empty grounds, top-flight chiefs want to try and restore some advantage to the hosts.</p>
So clubs can play music at “key moments”, including after goals and for subs.</p>
It is unclear whether players will have individual tunes, or use the same music.</p>
West Ham will run out to ‘Bubbles’ when they play Wolves on Saturday.</p>
A club source said: “After ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, it’s probably the most distinct club song in the Premier League.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592292526,”date_formatted”:”16th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”8:28 am”},”author”:”Alex Terrell</a>”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75622bf9fec0da44f98a717e21d53376?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283915″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-jamie-dickensonthesun-co-uk even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283915″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
GOOD MORNING TOON FANS</strong></p>n
Newcastle’s £300m Saudi takeover is a ‘toss of a coin’ regarding whether it will go through or not.</p>n
That is the claim from a Premier League club chief in a report in Forbes.</p>n
But a decision is expected to be made ‘this week’ on the Amanada Staveley-led consortium involving Mohammed Bin Salman.</p>n
They have already been hit with fresh problems over their involvement in TV piracy in Saudi Arabia.</p>n
Former Newcastle player Matty Pattinson believes if the takeover goes through, it is bad new for Andy Carroll.</p>n
“If the takeover goes ahead and the club will have this abundance of wealth, they’re going to look to bring in real top players at the peak of their game,” he said.</p>n
“If they sign the quality of player they’re talking about, opportunities might be a little bit limited. Where that leaves him, I don’t really know.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
GOOD MORNING TOON FANS</strong></p>
Newcastle’s £300m Saudi takeover is a ‘toss of a coin’ regarding whether it will go through or not.</p>
That is the claim from a Premier League club chief in a report in Forbes.</p>
But a decision is expected to be made ‘this week’ on the Amanada Staveley-led consortium involving Mohammed Bin Salman.</p>
They have already been hit with fresh problems over their involvement in TV piracy in Saudi Arabia.</p>
Former Newcastle player Matty Pattinson believes if the takeover goes through, it is bad new for Andy Carroll.</p>
“If the takeover goes ahead and the club will have this abundance of wealth, they’re going to look to bring in real top players at the peak of their game,” he said.</p>
“If they sign the quality of player they’re talking about, opportunities might be a little bit limited. Where that leaves him, I don’t really know.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592288460,”date_formatted”:”16th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”7:21 am”},”author”:”jamie.dickenson@thesun.co.uk”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5dea02fb4cfa29a9c7171d4c76e55a7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283875″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283875″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
MAN ON FIRE</strong> </p>n</p>n
Manchester City face four games in a 16-day shootout if they are to lift the Champions League for the first time. </p>n
Uefa are set to confirm on Tuesday that the business end of the tournament will be completed by a last-eight ‘mini World Cup’ to be held in Lisbon in August. </p>n
Pep Guardiola and his City side will discover the result of their Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal against Uefa’s two-year European ban by the middle of next month. </p>n
And three weeks later City restart their Euro quest by playing Real Madrid in the last 16, having won the first leg 2-1. All four uncompleted matches will be played over the weekend of August 7 and 8. </p>n
Uefa then plan to use the two major stadia in Lisbon for the remaining games, with the quarter- final ties, played as one-off matches, held on consecutive nights between August 12 and August 15. </p>n
Semi-finals will be on August 18 and 19, before the final at the Stadium of Light on August 23.</p>n”,”raw”:”
MAN ON FIRE</strong> </p>
</p>
Manchester City face four games in a 16-day shootout if they are to lift the Champions League for the first time. </p>
Uefa are set to confirm on Tuesday that the business end of the tournament will be completed by a last-eight ‘mini World Cup’ to be held in Lisbon in August. </p>
Pep Guardiola and his City side will discover the result of their Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal against Uefa’s two-year European ban by the middle of next month. </p>
And three weeks later City restart their Euro quest by playing Real Madrid in the last 16, having won the first leg 2-1. All four uncompleted matches will be played over the weekend of August 7 and 8. </p>
Uefa then plan to use the two major stadia in Lisbon for the remaining games, with the quarter- final ties, played as one-off matches, held on consecutive nights between August 12 and August 15. </p>
Semi-finals will be on August 18 and 19, before the final at the Stadium of Light on August 23.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592259370,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”11:16 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283849″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283849″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
SUB-WOOFER</strong></p>n</p>n
Premier League home teams can blast out ‘walk-on’ music for their subs from tomorrow night. </p>n
With all games in empty grounds, top-flight chiefs want to try and restore some advantage to the hosts.</p>n
So clubs can play music at “key moments”, including after goals and for subs. </p>n
It is unclear whether players will have individual tunes, or use the same music. </p>n
West Ham will run out to ‘Bubbles’ when they play Wolves on Saturday. </p>n
A club source said: “After ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, it’s probably the most distinct club song in the Premier League.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
SUB-WOOFER</strong></p>
</p>
Premier League home teams can blast out ‘walk-on’ music for their subs from tomorrow night. </p>
With all games in empty grounds, top-flight chiefs want to try and restore some advantage to the hosts.</p>
So clubs can play music at “key moments”, including after goals and for subs. </p>
It is unclear whether players will have individual tunes, or use the same music. </p>
West Ham will run out to ‘Bubbles’ when they play Wolves on Saturday. </p>
A club source said: “After ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, it’s probably the most distinct club song in the Premier League.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592256872,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:34 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283838″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283838″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
NICE ONE MY SONS</strong></p>n</p>n
Like Uriah Rennie, Jarnail Singh was a pioneer in refereeing. </p>n
And the first Asian to take charge of a Football League match shares Rennie’s frustration that there are no BAME refs at the top level of English football.</p>n
Now 58 and a referee-observer for League One and Two, Singh said: “I knew Uriah on a professional basis and had the privilege of working with him on a Premier League game as a fourth official. </p>n
“I am very disappointed about the number of BAME match officials that have reached the top level of the professional game. </p>n
“Hopefully both Sunny and Bhupinder and other match officials can change that in the years to come.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
NICE ONE MY SONS</strong></p>
</p>
Like Uriah Rennie, Jarnail Singh was a pioneer in refereeing. </p>
And the first Asian to take charge of a Football League match shares Rennie’s frustration that there are no BAME refs at the top level of English football.</p>
Now 58 and a referee-observer for League One and Two, Singh said: “I knew Uriah on a professional basis and had the privilege of working with him on a Premier League game as a fourth official. </p>
“I am very disappointed about the number of BAME match officials that have reached the top level of the professional game. </p>
“Hopefully both Sunny and Bhupinder and other match officials can change that in the years to come.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592256069,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:21 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283815″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283815″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
</strong>TAKING THE MIKE</strong></p>n
Many Newcastle fans will be happy to see the back of Mike Ashley who has had a controversial reign as owner of the club.</p>n</p>n
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TAKING THE MIKE</strong></strong></p>
Many Newcastle fans will be happy to see the back of Mike Ashley who has had a controversial reign as owner of the club.</p>
</p>
</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592254489,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:54 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283758″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283758″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
</strong>ALL TIME TOP 20</strong> </p>n
SunSport mocked up the all time best table which shows which teams have accumulated the most points in top flight history.</p>n
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ALL TIME TOP 20</strong></strong> </p>
SunSport mocked up the all time best table which shows which teams have accumulated the most points in top flight history.</p>“},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592250700,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”8:51 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283721″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283721″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
</strong>BULLISH BRUCE</strong></p>n</p>n
Steve Bruce is hoping to make Newcastle more attractive to watch when football returns.</p>n</p>n
He said: “The football was difficult to watch at times. But in our last three games, we changed the system and created a lot more chances. </p>n</p>n
“And we’ll stick with that formation for the rest of the season. </p>n</p>n
“Perhaps we may have to tinker when facing the bigger teams but we won’t be returning to five at the back. </p>n</p>n
“It served a purpose but it was never the way I wanted us to play. </p>n</p>n
“Hopefully, we’ll give our supporters back home something to get excited about.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
BULLISH BRUCE</strong></strong></p>
</p>
Steve Bruce is hoping to make Newcastle more attractive to watch when football returns.</p>
</p>
He said: “The football was difficult to watch at times. But in our last three games, we changed the system and created a lot more chances. </p>
</p>
“And we’ll stick with that formation for the rest of the season. </p>
</p>
“Perhaps we may have to tinker when facing the bigger teams but we won’t be returning to five at the back. </p>
</p>
“It served a purpose but it was never the way I wanted us to play. </p>
</p>
“Hopefully, we’ll give our supporters back home something to get excited about.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592248243,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”8:10 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283695″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283695″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
</strong>STA</strong>R’S FEAR</strong> </p>n</p>n
A top footballer secretly living as gay says he is “terrified” to come out and says the game still needs to do so much more. </p>n</p>n
The star, who plays in the Premier League, is being counselled by a charity and has even confided in some of his team-mates. </p>n</p>n
The player said: “There needs to be education from top to bottom – it is about talking directly to fans, agents, players, managers and those running the game about the issue. </p>n</p>n
“For a player to make that step they need to know the support is there. At the moment it just isn’t.” </p>n</p>n
The star made the comments to Amal Fashanu who is supporting around seven players who are currently in touch with the Justin Fashanu Foundation.</p>n”,”raw”:”
STA</strong>R’S FEAR</strong></strong> </p>
</p>
A top footballer secretly living as gay says he is “terrified” to come out and says the game still needs to do so much more. </p>
</p>
The star, who plays in the Premier League, is being counselled by a charity and has even confided in some of his team-mates. </p>
</p>
The player said: “There needs to be education from top to bottom – it is about talking directly to fans, agents, players, managers and those running the game about the issue. </p>
</p>
“For a player to make that step they need to know the support is there. At the moment it just isn’t.” </p>
</p>
The star made the comments to Amal Fashanu who is supporting around seven players who are currently in touch with the Justin Fashanu Foundation.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592244733,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”7:12 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283683″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283683″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
PORT OF CALL</strong> </p>n</p>n
This year’s Champions League final looks set to be played on August 23 in Lisbon. Uefa are expected to approve an 11-day mini tournament for the final eight teams left in the competition.</p>n
According Sky Sports reporter Bryan Swanson, plans are in place to host the matches from August 12 to August 23. </p>n
Lisbon – where the 2014 final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was played – has been backed as the host city by the Portuguese FA. </p>n
It is understood that the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played over just one leg this year. Goal claim that the remaining last-16 fixtures will be played in Barcelona and Turin. </p>n
The quarter-finals will be played between August 12 and 15, while the semi-finals will be played on August 18 and 19. But there has been no further information released regarding the plans for the Europa League.</p>n”,”raw”:”
PORT OF CALL</strong> </p>
</p>
This year’s Champions League final looks set to be played on August 23 in Lisbon. Uefa are expected to approve an 11-day mini tournament for the final eight teams left in the competition.</p>
According Sky Sports reporter Bryan Swanson, plans are in place to host the matches from August 12 to August 23. </p>
Lisbon – where the 2014 final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was played – has been backed as the host city by the Portuguese FA. </p>
It is understood that the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played over just one leg this year. Goal claim that the remaining last-16 fixtures will be played in Barcelona and Turin. </p>
The quarter-finals will be played between August 12 and 15, while the semi-finals will be played on August 18 and 19. But there has been no further information released regarding the plans for the Europa League.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1592241919,”date_formatted”:”15th June 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:25 pm”},”author”:”William Pugh”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9bf00f711e41db58bbc3431762e3de40?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”283674″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11808556″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-william-pugh odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-283674″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
PUT ON THE SPOT</strong></p>n</p>n
Newcastle’s penalty record could do with some improvement if stats that emerged on Twitter are anything to go by…</p>n</p>n
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
