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Mon 30 Jun |
| Kevin Keegan said in May that he was prepared to break the bank to sign his former player Richard Dunne, but hopes have faded as City seem to have won the battle to keep him. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Spain are European champions, but Germany's Michael Ballack has been hailed by former Newcastle midfielder Didi Hamann. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| One of Britain's wealthiest men has claimed that he wants to invest £20 million into Norwich City, and that could spark a deal to take Shola Ameobi to Carrow Road! |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd vowed he would return to football and he could be back within weeks ... no doubt pinching the German towels off the sunbeds in Majorca. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| We predicted Derby County boss Paul Jewell was on borrowed time at Pride Park, and his latest transfer target is sure to get him his P45. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Today Joey Barton goes into court ... again ... and is facing a five year jail term. Last month Newcastle asked him to take a wage cut while he was in jail ... and he refused. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Kevin Keegan has been told by Saint Etienne that their star striker, Bafe Gomis, is not for sale at any price. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| We all know a Dubai consortium tried to buy out Newcastle back in December, and rumours are again flying, now that Newcastle United chief Tony Jiminez has been sent to Dubai on "mystery" business. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Reports today suggest Kevin Keegan's hopes of signing Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon depends on the future of Damien Duff. |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| It is ironic that this weekend Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said there was little Man Utd could do if Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to move to Real Madrid ... and now he seems to be trying to unsettle Oba Martins! |
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Mon 30 Jun |
| Former Toon players Stuart Pearce and Sylvain Distin will be among the witnesses today when Joey Barton appears in court charged with assaulting his then Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo. |
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| Previously: |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| Arsène Wenger says the €20m (£15.7m) a season Real Madrid are currently enticing Cristiano Ronaldo with would cover the wages of an entire league season when he first took over at Arsenal. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| Former Newcastle midfielder and now Bolton boss Gary Megson has splashed the cash this weekend, and told fans he has not finished spending yet after paying £10m on striker Johan Elmander. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| The Sunday newspapers are today drumming up the transfer speculation and the alleged unrest amongst players. And surprisingly they give the Toon (always a sort target) a wide berth. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| Will Kevin Keegan become the first ex-England player to win major silverware in management since Brian Little landed the League Cup with Aston Villa in 1996? |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| Ex-Toon star Marc Hottiger has urged United to firm up their interest in Swiss hotshot Eren Derdiyok, the 20-year-old FC Basel striker, who scored on his international debut against England in February. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| West Bromwich Albion had cooled their interest in Shola Ameobi, but I cannot seeing it being the "major blow to Kevin Keegan's spending" that the newspapers portray. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| John Motson will commentate on his last live international final for BBC TV on Sunday. The man got his first big break when Newcastle lost to Hereford in the FA Cup! |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| The European Championship looks certain to be expanded from 16 to 24 teams after the proposal won universal support from UEFA's 53 member countries. |
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Sun 29 Jun |
| Now that the InterToto Cup is underway ... and we are not involved ... do we miss it? |
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Sat 28 Jun |
| The agent of Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin insists he has not yet received any offers for the player, and has invited Barcelona to make an approach. |
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Sat 28 Jun |
| Former Newcastle United striker Louis Saha has played down speculation linking him with a move away from Old Trafford, insisting he is focused on regaining his fitness. |
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Sat 28 Jun |
| The Football Association are to ban competitive league football for children under the age of eight in order to place emphasis on coaching and technique. |
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Sat 28 Jun |
| Kevin Keegan is yet to sign a player since his January return to United, but goalkeeper Steve Harper says he is excited at the propspect of who could arrive at St James' Park. |
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Sat 28 Jun |
| The Journal claims England striker Peter Crouch has no interest in joining Newcastle. |
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