110. Why do Authoritarian Countries Buy Football Clubs?: Saudi Arabia and the Purchase of Newcastle United! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>At the beginning of October, English football club Newcastle United were taken over by a Saudi Arabian supported investment fund, and over night became one of the world’s richest sport teams. But why do authoritarian governments like to buy football clubs? Let’s discuss this, and learn some new vocabulary, on today’s episode of Thinking in English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/18/110-why-do-authoritarian-countries-buy-football-clubs-saudi-arabias-purchase-of-newcastle-united-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></p> <p><br></p> <h6><strong>You may also like…</strong></h6> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/06/14/85-football-english-all-the-vocabulary-you-need-to-watch-the-uefa-european-football-championship-in-english-english-vocabulary-lesson/">85. Football English: All the Vocabulary You Need to Watch the UEFA European Football Championship in English! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/19/69-the-european-super-league-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/">69. The European Super League: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/08/57-is-democracy-dying-freedom-house-2021-report-english-vocabulary-lesson/">57. Is Democracy Dying?: Freedom House 2021 Report (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>CONTACT ME!!</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/">INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" target="_blank">Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>Takeover (n) – a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares</strong></p> <p><em>The company has decided not to go through with the takeover of its smaller rival</em></p> <p><strong>