Fans at Manchester United match unveil banner reading #SportsDirectShame in protest over working conditions and pay at retail chain Newcastle United fans have launched one of their most public demonstrations so far against the club’s billionaire owner Mike Ashley,unveiling a banner at Tuesday night’s clash with Manchester United to protest approximately the way he runs his embattled retail chain, Sports Direct. Fans along the Gallowgate stand unfurled the banner, and reading #SportsDirectShame”,near the halt of the first half of the match.
It is the latest in a string of protests against Ashley’s ownership of the football club that he bought in 2007. The sportswear chain is also embroiled in ongoing controversy over working conditions and pay.
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Source: theguardian.com