Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and chairman of the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), says he “doesn’t care” about accusations of “sportswashing”. Allegations have been made that Saudi Arabia is investing in sports and leveraging high-profile events to enhance its global reputation. PIF led a consortium that went on to complete a takeover of Newcastle United in 2021. Chairman of the Premier League club, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, is the governor of PIF. The Gulf state has also invested in other sports, launching LIV golf and holding...
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PIF led a consortium that went on to complete a takeover of Newcastle United in 2021. Chairman of the Premier League club,The Gulf state has also invested in other sports, launching LIV golf and holding boxing events.From 2023, the Association of Tennis Professionals will hold an event in Saudi Arabia after“If sportswashing is going to increase my gross domestic product by 1 per cent, then we’ll continue doing sportswashing,” Bin Salman told FOX News.
Newcastle’s takeover faced significant criticism from human rights group Amnesty International, which urged the Premier League to examine the human rights records for the club’s owners. They said that the takeover was an attempt by Saudi authorities to “sportswash their appalling human rights record with the glamour of top-flight football”.
She said in 2021: “It is so terrible to read that once again money has been more important than justice. What a shame and embarrassment for Newcastle that they are now owned by those who murdered Jamal Khashoggi.
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