As Newcastle United were held to a goalless home draw on Saturday in an FA Cup match against third-tier side Oxford United, there was a strangely celebratory mood among the English Premier League club’s fans. Earlier that day it emerged that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was the leading
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