The English Premier League football club Newcastle United has been bought by a group led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
Many Newcastle fans have welcomed the takeover, hoping that the Gulf kingdom's investment will transform the team's fortunes on the pitch, but it has been condemned by critics of the Gulf kingdom's human rights record.
Here are some of the reasons why it has proved controversial.
Infamous murder of dissident journalist
Saudi Arabia's international standing was severely damaged by the killing in October 2018 of Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based Saudi journalist who was a prominent critic of the government.