Mainz say Newcastle friendly will go ahead despite fans ‘sportswashing’ protestNewcastle’s pre-season friendly against Mainz will go ahead as planned despite calls from fans of the Bundesliga club for it to be cancelled amid accusations of “sportswashing”.
Sport director Christian Heidel added: “From a sporting perspective, we cannot do without this test match. “We recall that Saudi Arabia is not only an absolute monarchy in which democratic participation of its citizens has no place, but a country in which fundamental human rights are systematically disregarded.
“At a time when authoritarian states, large corporations or billionaires are taking over international football in order to assert their interests, it is no longer possible to separate football and politics.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Newcastle went from arguably the most liked to most hated in 12 months. Unlike the 'oil money' jealousy it has zero to do with their wealth.
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