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Sunderland will face Saudi Arabian opposition Al Shabab in Friendly (poll in Parsnip)

Meh. We just played Newcastle U21s. Directly owned and operated by the regime, unlike this team, I'd imagine.
Also: Who cares what the mags think? This is not a big deal.
 
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Boredom said:
I’m genuinely pretty fuming about this.

I hope the club realise the fan base will be against this and pull out. Money be damned, sports washing is a stain on football in general but I am fuming that it’s now going to be a stain on our club too.

Genuinely thought we were above this. Worst decision by the owners so far!!
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This.

The ownership group can still do the right thing still and pull out of this game.
 
Were playing a friendly against another professional club. I genuinely struggle to see the problem here…?
 
This is really annoying me now.

Need to have a serious think about whether I can continue to attend matches whilst these people are in charge of my club.

Appreciate not everyone will feel as strongly, just as I appreciate that most mags don’t care as long as they are spending money and winning games.

However, I think the team I support should stand for certain things and this might be a red line for me.
 
ilovehorswill said:
After witnessing how Saudi Arabia have smoothly and methodically gone about buying an English club and brainwashing their fans I have to disagree.

The mags are cock a hoop about this fixture which is reason enough, but beyond that it is important fans reject the exploitation of sport for political purposes be it golf, motor racing, esports or football.
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Yes, a country buying brands, sponsoring events or teams, starting new ones, hosting international events, that's sportwashing. A friendly match for a league side founded over 70 years ago isn't. It's not going to enhance the global image of the nation.
 
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