The Spanish Football Association president, Javier Tebas, called for an assessment of the damage caused by the Saudi hacker network "PQ", before agreeing to the offer of the Saudi Public Investment Fund to acquire Newcastle.
The Associated Press quoted Teibas that the Saudis were trying to buy Newcastle, while they were continuing to "steal football" via the P-Q network, which had damaged sports financial accounts.
"The rights of European football - including the rights of Newcastle - have been systematically stolen by B.O.Q for three years, the Saudis now want a place in the foreground and they forget the damage they have done through B.O.Q. if the leagues and football clubs don't She protects her rights, she will have nothing. The Spanish league can not be more clear about this, stealing football broadcasting is stealing football. "
The Premier League was part of a campaign in which major league organizers participated in calling for the suspension of "B-Q", a campaign that caused Saudi Arabia to keep the United States' "priority watchlist" and collecting "the notorious markets for counterfeiting and piracy".
The Spanish League and the Premier League wrote - separately - to the Office of the United States Trade Representative last February to highlight the lack of legal measures Saudi Arabia has taken on BQ, despite multiple complaints.
The Premier League confirmed that the piracy network puts broadcasting revenue revenue at great risk, knowing that the value of current Premier League television contracts is estimated at more than $ 11 billion over three seasons.
Newspaper reports estimated that the Saudi Investment Fund is seeking to complete the acquisition of 80% of Newcastle club shares from its current owner, Mike Ashley, for about $ 370 million.
The legacy of B OutQ is a burden on the plans of the Saudi Investment Fund, in addition to the human rights record in Saudi Arabia, which prompted a number of organizations to move in order to prevent the fund headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from using sport to whiten his image.
Javier Teibas previously criticized the human rights record in Saudi Arabia, and highlighted the issue of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at his country's consulate in Istanbul, and he said during a visit to London early this year, "The Saudi government is improving its image through sport, we must not forget what happened (to Khashoggi This happened in the embassy (consulate) and not in a bar and this is very dangerous, at least in my opinion. Money is not the only important thing. "