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Samuel Merrill @socmerrill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🚨New publication alert🚨 With @dfarrellbanks.bsky.social The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing: Social media and legacy media reactions to the Saudi Arabian state takeover of Newcastle United. Nordic Journal of Media Studies. Available OA here: reference-global.com/article/10.2...

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The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing: Social...

On 7 October 2021, a consortium led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund completed a takeover of Newcastle United Football Club. The takeover was...

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dfarrellbanks.bsky.social @dfarrellbanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The paper looks at the use of memory, heritage and nostalgia in traditional media and digital platforms as a tool to support or contest the takeover of #NUFC. Thanks to @manuelmenke.bsky.social and Marie Meier for their editorial support, and to Nordic Journal of Media Studies for including us!

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dfarrellbanks.bsky.social @dfarrellbanks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

What better way to break my social media habit (of not posting) than by sharing this new, open access publication. @socmerrill.bsky.social and I dive into supporter response to the takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. reference-global.com/article/10.2...

reference-global.com

The nostalgic (de)legitimation of sportswashing: Social...

On 7 October 2021, a consortium led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund completed a takeover of Newcastle United Football Club. The takeover was...

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