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Newcastle United: Fans welcoming Saudis 'sickness' in football

Newcastle United fans welcoming the Saudi-led takeover of the club shows the "sickness at the heart of football", according to an MP.

The Magpies were sold to a consortium on 7 October, leading to wild celebrations on Tyneside.

The deal has been heavily criticised by groups such as Amnesty International.

SNP MP John Nicolson, who sits on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, said he felt for the widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

He said during a hearing: "I'm trying to imagine what it must be like to be Jamal Khashoggi's widow, when her husband has been chopped up and murdered.