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Saudi-owned Newcastle into CL positions amid speedy rise
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Newcastle's Miguel Almiron, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. - photo by AP Photo/Frank Augstein
Newcastle’s rise to becoming a team ready to compete in the Champions League seemed inevitable following the buyout of the northeast club by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund a year ago. Few predicted it would happen this quickly. With a 2-1 win at Tottenham on Sunday, Newcastle climbed into fourth place in the Premier League — the final Champions League qualification position — in another statement of intent by the soccer team with the world’s richest ownership.