Newcastle chose to play with a green and white third kit against Wolverhampton, a kit that is almost identical to Saudi Arabia’s national team kit. Saudi Arabia is known to be the country of the club’s new owners. – We cannot let this go without comment. A lot has been written and said about these kits for Saudi Arabia, or Newcastle if you like. To me, this does not smell particularly good when you line up in Saudi Arabia’s national team uniforms to play in the Premier League. It takes the sports wash over to sports scrub cream. To me, I don’t think it smells particularly good, says commentator Kasper Wikestad on the Viaplay broadcast during the match. Saudi Arabia celebrates scoring in March 2022. Five months later, Newcastle celebrated in almost identical kits.Karim SAHIB / AFP / Reuters – Can go to hell Saudi Arabia’s state investment fund bought the club last year for NOK 3.5 billion, and the criticism has lashed out at what many believe is yet another example of sports laundering in international top sport. – That’s not the football I want to see. Sometimes modern football can go to hell, says a frustrated Viasport expert Bojan Djordjic. He doesn’t give up on it. – Excuse me for swearing. Give me back my heart, a jersey I’m used to, a club badge. I know money matters. You must not take away the fervor and love that the supporters have for their own team. Sometimes you have to ignore the big money. Why do we love football? We love the rolling case because it gives you life and love. The stomach twists and turns, says Djordjic. – A long oil-covered finger news’s sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt has nothing left for the costume stunt. – This is a long oil-covered finger to us who think that the acquisition of Newcastle and the type of owners in top European clubs is football’s final moral defeat, Saltvedt believes. The news commentator believes it is easy to see that the owners have both an abundance of money and self-confidence right now. – It is quite nauseating. It is an open provocation, but also an open demonstration of power. It is the latter that makes it provocative. There is no one who can prevent them from doing anything, Saltvedt believes. What do you think of the costume choice? Like it Same for me Don’t like it Show result The former Manchester United player Djordjic believes it is the Premier League’s own fault that they allow it to happen. – Power and money rule everything. When you are the master of the carpet, you can decide everything. It is not a world I want to live in and a fight I want to see, he says. In England, too, the choice of uniform has been noticed. TV profile Gary Lineker immediately drew parallels to Saudi Arabia when he saw the suits. – Wondering where the inspiration for Newcastle’s new away kits comes from, writes Lineker on Twitter. Photo: Screen dump 28.08 / Twitter Isak in the stands Against Wolverhampton, record signing Alexander Isak had to watch the match from the stands. The work permit for the Swedish forward, who is said to have been sold from Real Sociedad for around 70 million euros (680 million kroner), was not in order in time for the match. After four rounds, Newcastle are in seventh place in the Premier League, after three straight draws. The next match is played in midweek against Liverpool at Anfield.
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