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Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini, winger Florian Thauvin and defender Kevin Mbabu are all doubtful to face Manchester United through injury. However, midfielder Jack Colback is expected to return to the side after recovering from a hamstring problem. Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is out after suffering a knee problem against …

Newcastle United have agreed a £12m fee with Swansea City to sign midfielder Jonjo Shelvey,  Shelvey is scheduled to have a medical at St James’ Park before a deal can be finalised with the Premier League club. With Newcastle 18th in the Premier League and Swansea 17th you have to …

Newcastle have signed midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Saivet, 25, helped the French club win Ligue 1 in 2009 and played for Senegal at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He made 178 appearances for Bordeaux in all competitions, scoring 23 goals. …

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for the fifth time. The 28-year-old Argentine had 41.33% of the vote, with Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (27.76%) second and Barca’s Neymar (7.86%) third. Editor’s Note: Well it’s hardly news really is it. As …

Bournemouth have re-signed striker Lewis Grabban from Norwich City for a fee of about £7m. The 27-year-old left the Cherries for Carrow Road in 2014 and has returned on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The signing of Grabban comes a day after Bournemouth completed a move for Wolves striker Benik Afobe, taking …

  All the big names are in the hat for Tonight’s 4th Round Draw, although Liverpool and Tottenham will have to overcome a replay before they find out who their 4th Round opponents Tottenham had a stroke of luck with a slightly debatable penalty call while Adam Bogdan is probably …

After an F.A. Cup weekend hiatus it’s time to get back into the Premier League Predictions, the first weekend of the year only returned 4 out of 10, here are my predictions for the upcoming Midweek fixtures Tuesday Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace – Crystal Palace Win Bournemouth vs West …

Atletico Madrid went back to the top of La Liga last night with a win against Celta. Here is all you need to know

Gary Neville is still looking for his first win in La Liga since taking charge of Valencia. Los Ches now find themselves 11th and yesterday were beaten 2-0 in Sociedad, here is all you need to know