Amnesty International has called for the Premier League to overhaul its “hopelessly unsuited” owners’ and directors’ test. The human rights group has written to the league’s chief executive Richard Masters and put forward a proposed updated test. The proposed deal was criticised by human rights groups, while Saudi Arabia’s links to piracy of sports broadcasting rights were also scrutinised. Amnesty International UK’s director Kate Allen said: “The controversy around the Saudi-Newcastle deal has been a major wake-up call – the Premier League urgently needs to get its house in order. “The owners’ and directors’ test simply hasn’t kept up with modern trends in international football ownership, not least with foreign powers buying their way into the game.

Source: Express August 06, 2020 08:26 UTC