Claudio Cacapa

Toon sale close as pre-season begins

Newcastle's players returned for pre-season training on Wednesday amid hopes that a breakthrough off the field could be just days away. Aside from a handful of players given extra time to recover from international commitments,...

Dane ditched by Dear John letter

You have to complement the club for managing to plumb new depths of inadequacy at the moment. Not content with lurching from crisis to crisis in terms of ownership, finances and a new manager, the players have taken on a whole...

NUFC News: I want out, admits unhappy winger Gutiérrez

I want out, admits unhappy winger Gutiérrez Jul 2 2009 by Stuart Rayner, The Journal JONÁS Gutiérrez has become the first senior Newcastle United player to announce he wants to leave the club. Few of the Magpies squad relegated...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Bad-boy Barton leads Newcastle back into training

Controversial midfielder Joey Barton was back at Newcastle this morning for the first time since he was told to stay away from the training ground by Alan Shearer. The 26-year-old turned up for the first day of pre-season...

Teenage stars crucial to Magpies

Newcastle's crop of emerging youngsters could help the club fight its way back to the top, according to Academy director Richard Money. Newcastle currently have no manager and are facing the prospect of having to offload many...

Paper Talk: Gunners aim for Benzema

Arsenal are ready to hijack Manchester United's move for Karim Benzema and Stoke are set to bid £6million for striker Obafemi Martins. NEWS OF THE WORLD Manchester City have completed a £25million swoop for Samuel Eto'o and are...