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Durham Research Online (DRO) is the University’s Open Access repository for publications. The primary purpose of DRO is to provide open access to publications authored by staff and students affiliated with Durham University.

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‘Fog on the tyne’? The ‘common-sense’ focus on ‘sportswashing’ and the 2021 takeover of Newcastle United (2024)
Journal Article
Crossley, S., & Woolf, A. (2024). ‘Fog on the tyne’? The ‘common-sense’ focus on ‘sportswashing’ and the 2021 takeover of Newcastle United. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2024.2342394

On 7 October 2021, a controversial takeover of the English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club saw an 80% stake acquired by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), the country’s sovereign wealth fund. Public discussion and medi... Read More about ‘Fog on the tyne’? The ‘common-sense’ focus on ‘sportswashing’ and the 2021 takeover of Newcastle United.

Aggregating Inconclusive Data Sets (2024)
Journal Article
Lehrer, E., Gayer, G., & Persitz, D. (in press). Aggregating Inconclusive Data Sets. Games and Economic Behavior,