Christopher Mort is an
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lawyer
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and former chairman of
Newcastle United Football Club.
Biography
Mort is a lawyer for
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he is head of their sports and gaming practice.
Mort worked for
Mike Ashley on his takeover of
Newcastle United
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East En ...
,
and took over as chairman of the club on 24 July 2007.
Mort sacked manager
Sam Allardyce and appointed
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. A forward, he played for several professional clubs from 1968 to 1984. Having begun his career at Scunthorpe United, he moved to Liverpool in 1971 a ...
as his successor in January 2008.
Mort set up the Newcastle United Foundation to lead on the club's charitable work in the north-east and rebuilt the club's relationship with children and families.
He left the club in June 2008 and was replaced by
Derek Llambias in the role of managing director.
Mort was linked by the media with a return to Newcastle after being spotted at several games. It was claimed, in January 2020, that he had been asked by
Amanda Staveley to lead negotiations in connection with a possible Saudi-backed takeover of the club.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Newcastle United F.C. directors and chairmen
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