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As reported by The Times, Mike Ashley is now suing Newcastle United because of their refusal to allow Sports Direct sell their new Adidas kit for the 2024/25 season.
It’s believed that the former Newcastle owner, who claims that the club are ‘abusing’ their dominant position in the market, is suing for a matter of around £1.5m.
Newcastle have recently terminated their contract with Castore in favour of bringing in Adidas as their new kit manufacturer and now only Adidas, the club and JD Sports will be able to sell the kits.
There is set to be a hearing in April, though documents already submitted suggest that Newcastle have breached the Competitions Act by exclusively working with Sports Direct’s biggest rival.
The club of course will be well prepared for something like this, but it looks like Ashley is not yet finished with Newcastle after the differences he had with Amanda Staveley when selling.
Source link : https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2024/03/22/mike-ashley-attempting-to-sue-newcastle-united-the-times/
Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-03-22 07:01:52
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