On Wednesday, Newcastle asked its fans not to wear traditional Arab clothing to the club’s games, which was recently bought by a Saudi fund, so that no one is offended.
Last Saturday, in the team’s first match at their stadium since the Saudi sovereign fund PIF took control of 80% of the ‘Magpies’ capital, many fans went to the Park Saint-James wearing costumes that mimicked Saudi tunics and props.
“No one among the new owners was in any way offended by such gestures perceived as positive and made with the intention of being hospitable,” the club wrote in its statement. However, dressing like that can be culturally inappropriate and insulting to other people,” he added.
Newcastle encourages its fans to wear “whatever attire is customary in their culture and religion to reflect the variety and richness of the communities and groups the club is proud to support.”
The English club also published a statement from the family of a fan who suffered a sudden illness in the stands during the match against Tottenham on Saturday, causing the duel to be interrupted, after the players themselves requested medical assistance for the victim.
The fan, Alan Smith, 80, “is making great strides” in his recovery, said his son, Paul.
“He can’t wait to get back to Park Saint James as soon as possible,” he added.
Newcastle are currently ranked 19th in the English Championship and still hasn’t won after eight rounds.
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