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Newcastle United are understood to have entered the chase to sign Sporting star Miguel Veloso.

Steven Taylor is confident he will be able to agree a new deal at St James' Park because he wants to play for "fantastic Geordie fans".

The Messiah headed off to London's fair city for Friday's talks with owner Mike Ashley.

Newcastle will be forced to make changes for Sunday's Premier League trip to Everton with Mark Viduka and Joey Barton certain to miss the game.

Our last five visits to Goodison Park ...

Alan Thompson is returning to Newcastle United ... an appointment being driven by Toon chief Dennis Wise. But Kevin Keegan sent him packing during his first spell as Newcastle manager.

Plans by football's international governing body to insist on nationality quotas in the sport were branded as illegal discrimination by Euro-MPs this afternoon.

Dimitar Berbatov used to go to bed wearing a Newcastle United shirt with "Shearer" number nine on the back, and the Spurs striker once said he would love to fill Shearer's boots at St James' Park.

Rafa Benitez has slapped a £15million price tag on Kevin Keegan target Peter Crouch.

Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan has revealed Mark Viduka could be out for six months with an Achilles problem.