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Myksvoll is a daily political commentator at Bergens Tidende, but his comment on Tuesday was not about Donald Trump or Erna Solberg. This time it was something much more important.
The BT commentator was about to end the soccer club he had been following since he was nine years old.
No, unless you have a good reason.
In a comment titled “Real love can end”, Myksvoll said goodbye to his beloved Newcastle:
“After 25 years I can’t do more,” he writes.
BT Commentator Morten Myksvoll.
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– Opposite throat
Many Premier League clubs are ultimately owned by foreign investors. In fact, the vast majority. But when the Saudi Arabian oil fund bid for Newcastle, it became more trouble than usual.
The reason is that the owner is from Saudi Arabia and that the President of the Petroleum Fund, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, is a name that often appears in connection with serious human rights violations.
According to Amnesty, one of the most executing countries in the world.
– It is simply impossible for me to wait for matches, to worry about the good and bad results, when I know that the owners of the club decapitated the opponents. They are torturing and murdering human rights defenders in the country, Myksvoll said, when he was invited by Dagsnytt 18 on Tuesday.
The acquisition of Newcastle has yet to be approved, but Mohammed bin Salman agreed to buy Newcastle from unpopular club owner Mike Ashley for £ 300 million (£ 3.9 billion).
However, the purchase must be approved by the Premier League, which does not have a human rights compliance clause in its owner policy.
– Myksvoll believes the acquisition has gone so far that it barely turns now.
– But I can’t change teams, it breaks with everything that football represents. Finding a new team in England is completely outdated. You just don’t do that, he adds.
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate generated strong reactions.
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Ask the Premier League to step in
The acquisition plans are causing strong reactions in England, including Amnesty. The human rights organization has approached the Premier League to stop the acquisition of the British football club.
– The Premier League puts itself at risk of being used by people who want to use the league’s glamor and prestige to hide acts that are profoundly immoral, in violation of international law and at odds with Premier leagues and the values of the entire world. football community, Amnesty Director Kate Allen writes in the letter to PL Director Richard Masters.
It also highlights the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul and the possible participation of the Crown Prince there.
“This is more than just a financial transaction: it is an attempt to build an image, where one will benefit from the prestige of the Premier League and the passion of Newcastle United supporters,” the Amnesty leader said in a statement, according to The Telegraph.
