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Newcastle United's former owner Mike Ashley has taken his old club to a competition regulator in a row over black and white shirts.
The Magpies' new deal means that Ashley won't be able to sell Toon jerseys in Sports Direct due to an exclusivity agreement between Adidas and his company's rivals JD Sports. Buckinghamshire tycoon Ashley has submitted a claim to the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
Sports Direct alleges in its claim that: “The Club has abused its dominant position in the market for the wholesale supply of Newcastle United replica kit in the UK [in breach of competition law] by refusing to supply Sports Direct with the Club’s replica kit for the 2024/25 season and granting JD Sports, another UK sports retailer, exclusive rights as a third-party retailer of the Club’s replica kit”.
The argument from Sports Direct is that fans will have to pay higher prices. Ashley's Sports Direct stores currently sell Castore shirts at knockdown prices but the Liverpool firm will no longer be looking after Newcastle from the end of the season.
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Can't see this going anywhere at all