Sunderland owner Ellis Short has been caught wearing a controversial badge which was less than complimentary to rivals Newcastle. The Texas businessman was pictured with the label bearing the letters 'FTM', which are commonly used by Sunderland fans to represent the phrase 'F*** the Mags'. He was showing Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of Tanzania, the club's facilities at the weekend after i...Full Story »

Joe Kinnear made has a shock return to Newcastle United as director of football. Owner Mike Ashley has given the 66-year-old a three-year deal in a move sure to have stunned the Toon Army and which could also have come as a surprise to manager Alan Pardew. Kinnear was manager for six months four-and-a-half years ago but was forced to quit in February 2009 through ill-health after suffering a h...Full Story »

June 16 (Reuters) - Former Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear has been approached by the Premier League club to become its new director of football on a three-year deal, he said on Sunday. Kinnear was appointed at St James' Park after Kevin Keegan left the club in September 2008 but stepped aside in early 2009 due to heart problems. "I'm as fit as a fiddle now. I'm delighted with the...Full Story »

A second Newcastle player has taken legal advice over the club’s sponsorship deal with loans company Wonga. Cheick Tiote is set to meet the club this week to ask them not to use promotional shots of him wearing their new branded kit. Striker Papiss Cisse has already expressed his disquiet about the Wonga partnership but he and fellow Muslim players Tiote, Massaido Haidara, Hatem Ben Arfa...Full Story »

Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has been subjected to new racial insults on Facebook. Members of a group calling itself the Newcastle – English Defence League targeted the 27-year-old Senegalese international. The abuse was sparked by the Newcastle United player’s reluctance to wear a logo of payday loans firm Wonga as it breaks his Muslim beliefs. Insults: Cisse was targete...Full Story »

Newcastle United may end up selling £8million striker Papiss Cisse to avert the crisis that is threatening to derail their sponsorship deal with money lenders Wonga. Cisse informed the club several weeks ago that he does not want to wear the Wonga.com branding on Newcastle United’s shirts next season because of his beliefs as a Muslim. Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias will...Full Story »

Yohan Cabaye: Says he is keen on a move to Manchester United Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye says he would be open to joining Premier League champions Manchester United. The 27-year old was one of Newcastle's stand-out players last season, despite Alan Pardew's side enduring a disappointing campaign, and he has since been linked with a move to Old Trafford. David Moyes is reported to...Full Story »

Sunderland have placed Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster on a shortlist of candidates to replace Simon Mignolet should the Belgian international depart this summer. Mignolet is attracting attention from Arsenal after a superb season for the Stadium of Light club. Impressive: Celtic keeper Fraser Forster Boss Paolo di Canio hopes to head off that interest by tying the 24-year-old to a new contr...Full Story »

Alan Pardew: Newcastle boss is confident he will be staying Alan Pardew is 'pretty confident' he will stay on as Newcastle United manager after ending the season with a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal. Newcastle finished fifth 12 months ago, but have endured a disappointing campaign this time around after being involved in the relegation scrap. Though the Magpies went into the final day with their...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger's side cemented their fourth-place finish with a composed victory against the Magpies, with the match-winning goal coming from their French centre-back Arsenal secured Champions League qualification for next season with a vital 1-0 win over Newcastle at St James' Park on the final day of the Premier League season, as Laurent Koscielny's second-half volley was enough to seal four...Full Story »

Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle. The central defender prodded home from close range seven minutes after the break to ensure that the Gunners could not be overhauled by north London rivals Tottenham in the fight for fourth place in the Barclays Premier League. But the result was in doubt until t...Full Story »

Mike Ashley: Huge financial incentive for win over Arsenal Newcastle owner Mike Ashley will share out £1m between the club's non-football staff if they beat Arsenal in their final game of the season on Sunday, Sky sources understand. Arsene Wenger's side must beat Newcastle at St James' Park to guarantee a top-four finish and with it the opportunity to play Champions League football for t...Full Story »

Alan Pardew has admitted he has struggled to cope with the highs and lows of life as Newcastle manager. The 51-year-old was named Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association after guiding the Magpies to a remarkable fifth-placed finish in the Barclays Premier League last season. Twelve months on, Pardew heads into the final-day clash with Arsenal mightily relieved to still be in ch...Full Story »

Newcastle ensured Premier League survival with a game to spare as already-relegated QPR went down with a whimper at Loftus Road. Sitting just a place above the drop zone heading into the penultimate game of the season, Alan Pardew's side were in real danger of a second relegation in four years. However, Hatem Ben Arfa's penalty and a Yoan Gouffran strike helped the Magpies come from behind to ...Full Story »

QPR manager Harry Redknapp believes the ethos of the squad must change if they are to be successful next season. Redknapp's side currently sit bottom of the Barclays Premier League, with just four league wins to their name so far this season and their relegation confirmed two weeks ago at Reading. The 66-year-old has already suggested the current crop of Rangers players would not be good enoug...Full Story »

John O'Shea snatched a potentially priceless point for Sunderland as they held Stoke to a 1-1 draw despite seeing Craig Gardner sent off after only 34 minutes. Defeat at the Stadium of Light would have left the Black Cats in a perilous situation just above the relegation zone but, having gone behind to Jonathan Walters' early effort, they showed great heart in the second half and deserved to se...Full Story »

Newcastle's Barclays Premier League status remains in the balance as they left Upton Park with only a share of the spoils following a mundane goalless draw with West Ham. With fellow relegation candidates Wigan and Aston Villa picking up wins away from home, Alan Pardew's side are now just three points clear of the bottom three and the 18th-placed Latics have a game in hand. Papiss Cisse came ...Full Story »

Kevin Nolan's first-half goal against his old club ensured West Ham were 1-0 winners over Newcastle in November. West Ham captain Kevin Nolan has told players at his former club Newcastle to "stand up and be counted" as the sides prepare to meet this weekend. Alan Pardew's side have gone from a top-five finish last season to a relegation scrap this term and head to Upton Park just five points ...Full Story »

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns as he welcomes former club Newcastle to Upton Park on Saturday. Defensive duo James Tomkins (calf) and George McCartney (knee) are again likely to miss out for the Hammers, who could climb to ninth in the Barclays Premier League with a win. Mark Noble and Joe Cole will be pushing for places in the starting XI after improving their mat...Full Story »

Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini has recovered from injury and could be key to ensuring the club's Premier League survival, manager Alan Pardew said on Thursday as he also dismissed reports of disharmony among his players.Argentine Coloccini has not played since suffering a back injury at the end of February but is available for Saturday's trip to West Ham United which comes a week af...Full Story »