In April 2020, an agreement was reached under which Mike Ashley would end his contentious time as owner of Newcastle United by selling the club to a group led by Amanda Staveley for an amount of more than $300 million USD. Fans hoped that the change in regime would result in freer spending and a …
Tempers ran high and sparks flew at a jam-packed St. James’ Park as Eddie Howe’s resurgent Newcastle United hosted Frank Lampard’s Everton in the midweek clash of Matchday 12 in the Premier League. The incident transpired after Paraguayan Miguel Almiron gave The Toons a 1-0 lead with his stunning first-time strike in the 31st minute. …
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is normally known as a pretty level-headed, likeable manager. He’s sociable and comes off as a decent person who has taken some criticism for ‘spoiling’ his reputation by associating himself with the Saudi-Arabia-backed club. The Englishman, to his credit, has done a great job with the Magpies. With the help …
Newcastle‘s highly-awaited game against Manchester United proved to be a rather uneventful one. The two English heavyweights met at Old Trafford in a bid to strengthen their respective top 4 ambitions, but the match eventually ended 0-0. Both sides failed to offer much in terms of offensive creativity, which led to an unexciting 90 minutes. …
To celebrate the upcoming 130th anniversary of the club, Newcastle United have recently dropped a brand new special edition 4th kit along with sponsors Castore. The Magpies have enjoyed a storied history, featuring 4 League titles and 6 FA Cups in terms of silverware, and numerous legends including the likes of Alan Shearer, Paul Gascoigne, …
It should be common knowledge by this point – Newcastle United have won the lottery in Bruno Guimaraes. The Brazilian midfielder arrived at St James’ Park during the winter window last season and instantly became a pivotal figure for the Magpies. At the time, many sneered at his reported price tag of €50m, but those …
On the 1st anniversary of their club’s takeover, Newcastle United delivered a performance that shows exactly how far they’ve come. A tie against Brentford has proved to be a tricky contest for many, but the Magpies made it look like child’s play. Under Eddie Howe, the side has shown immense progression, which fans already got …
As the Newcastle 11 lined up at St James’ Park before kickoff against Brentford, a familiar cheer rang throughout the venue. The elation and excitement has been present at Tyneside since the beginning of the season and has only escalated as games have gone by. The Magpies have lost just once in 9 games and …
Some players get famous for their on-field talents, some get popular due to their off-field drama, and then some players get famous for their looks and their hairstyles, good or bad. Iconic hairstyles have been a big part of the footballing world for a long time. From Ronaldo’s world cup look to David Luiz; from …
Oh, how the tides have turned for Newcastle United. This time last season the Magpies had been trampled 4-1 by Manchester United, and they helplessly dwindled down into the relegation zone with a mere point to their name. Flash forward a year, and the mood around St James’ Park could not be more different. After …
The final days of the summer transfer window saw Newcastle United finally perhaps living up to the billing of being the ‘new money’ in Europe after the club managed to secure the signing of Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad. The English side offered a staggering €75 million for the 22-year-old Swede to make it a …
The ending to Liverpool’s match against Newcastle was pure box-office. From wild celebrations to explicit gestures, Liverpool’s 2-1 victory was markedly different from the 9-0 win against Bournemouth the previous week. Now, another interesting thing was caught by some eagle-eyed viewers in the aftermath of the crazy ending of the match. Roberto Firmino, one of …
Liverpool versus Newcastle United ended up being an extremely intense affair, with both sides putting on spirited displays. The hosts started the game with key absences in Darwin Nunez and Thiago, while Newcastle were able to field their brand new signing Alexander Isak. The £60m man made an instant impact as he flashed a thundering …
If it wasn’t for Liverpool’s new youngster, Fabio Carvalho, Jurgen Klopp would have come up with some new excuse about their failure to win against Newcastle United in the post-match press conference. All credits to the 20-year-old lad to keep the Kop pumping and Klopp on his toes for the next encounter. The battle against …
“Play from the back”, “short passes”, and “come deeper for the ball” are just some of the calls you can now hear coaches screaming in training sessions. Ever since the Tiki-Taka way of football was popularised by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, using any method but that has been considered as not being “technically good” enough. There …
The renaissance at Newcastle United is in full swing. The new Saudi owners have entrusted Eddie Howe to build a team that can go toe to toe with the biggies of the Premier League and seal a spot for Europe next season. To denote their seriousness of intent, the Saudi Public Investment Fund has pumped …
Newcastle United welcomed Manchester City to St James’ Park recently, a fixture which most fans would’ve likely chalked off as a City victory prior to kick-off. But that’s simply not how the Magpies operate anymore, and their performance against the Champions really came off as a statement of intent. The club have gone through a …