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Corbyn berates bungling billionaire football club owners and promises to empower fans
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a rally at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday and (right) billionaire NUFC owner Mike Ashley

JEREMY CORBYN has taken aim at bungling billionaire football club owners such as Newcastle United’s Mike Ashley and demanded that football fans be given “power” over the game.

The Labour leader drew huge cheers from a crowd of several thousand people in Newcastle on Saturday night as he slammed Premier League owners and their mismanagement of clubs.

He said: “There are people here tonight I’m sure who support Newcastle United.

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