The £300m takeover of Newcastle United has officially been completed, with a Saudi-led consortium ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club. The Premier League confirmed the takeover saying it had received “legally binding assurances” that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not control the club.
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Claudio Ranieri has arrived at Watford’s training ground after agreeing to become the club’s new head coach. The 69 year old Italian will take over from Xisco Munoz who was dismissed on Sunday after what the club described as a a ‘negative trend’.
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Liverpool and Manchester City served up a Premier League classic at Anfield, as the defending champions twice battled back to draw 2-2 on an evening when momentum swung wildly between the two title rivals. Mohamed Salah was at his best playing a role in both their goals while Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne made sure the points were shared.
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Watford have announced the departure of head coach Xisco Munoz. The Spaniard leaves with the club 14th in the Premier League table having collected seven points from their opening seven games. Munoz took charge at Vicarage Road last December and successfully guided the club back to the top flight
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Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku says social media companies should sit down with Premier League footballers to help combat online abuse. A large number of footballers have been subjected to racist abuse in recent years and spoken out about the discrimination, including Lukaku and his Chelsea team-mates Reece James and Antonio Rudiger.
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