Premier League Urged to Review Saudi-Newcastle Deal

Manchester United's Chairman Avie Glazer (R) and Newcastle United's Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan (L) shake hands and Newcastle's Club Director Amanda Staveley (C) smiles before English League Cup final soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium in London on Feb. 26, 2023. Alastair Grant/AP Photo

GENEVA—The Premier League was urged Thursday to review a legally binding promise made by the owners of English soccer club Newcastle in 2021 that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was separate from the country’s government.

An American court document filed by lawyers for Saudi-backed LIV Golf in a case against the PGA Tour revealed this week claimed the Public Investment Fund should be regarded as “a foreign state.”