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Kylian Mbappe trained with his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates at St James' Park on Tuesday ahead of their much-anticipated Champions League match against Newcastle

St James’ Park is primed to host the first Champions League game on Tyneside for 20 years - with fans ready to put on a huge black and white flag display before the game

Jamaal Lascelles could start for the third successive game following Sven Botman's injury when Newcastle entertain Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday

Newcastle host PSG in the first Champions League game on Tyneside for 20 years, but the Magpies are in a confident mood ahead of the visit of the French champions

In an explosive critique of modern day ownership and oil rich states buying into football, Sunderland's former chairman says Newcastle’s risks becoming “tarnished” for generations

Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes picked up a troubling injury during the Magpies 8-0 thumping of Sheffield United at Bramall Lane and looks set for an extended period on the sidelines

Eddie Howe will be delighted with his Newcastle United side's incredibly dominant away performance that saw them put eight goals past a hapless Sheffield United outfit

England defender Lucy Bronze believes the Lionesses' work on and off the pitch is not done after a successful resolution of a pay dispute with the Football Association

Newcastle splashed out £55m to sign Sandro Tonali from AC Milan, but injuries have hampered his early months on Tyneside, with his partnership alongside Bruno Guimaraes yet to take off

Nick Pope struggled earlier this season with an error-strewn display in a defeat to Brighton costing him his England place, before he fought back with an excellent performance against AC Milan

The Magpies kicked off their first Champions League in two decades with an admirable point at the San Siro alongside a number of off-field incidents in Milan

‌Taking a defensive point at the San Siro, against last year’s beaten semi finalists, was a prize to be satisfied with… but it was far from stylish for Newcastle

Sandro Tonali is part of Newcastle’s Champions League revolution and has now settled on Tyneside after signing for £55m - and has explained his visit to a Wetherspoons pub in August

Newcastle begin their Champions League campaign against AC Milan in the San Siro on Tuesday - but could already be in hot water with UEFA after missing their pre-match media obligations

Newcastle return to the Champions League this season for the first time in two decades - and their previous outings in Europeean competition have had their fair share of colourful moments

Newcastle have endured a mixed start to the new Premier League season, but ahead of a massive two-week run of fixtures, Eddie Howe is confident they will turn it around

Scott McTominay continues to play a key role in Scotland's push to qualify for next year's European championships set to take place in Germany and fired Erik ten Hag another reminder against Cyprus

‌The Brazilian star bit back after an influential Newcastle account on X - formerly Twitter - wondered if it was time to “blame” individuals for their defeat at Manchester City

Sandro Tonali made his Premier League debut for Newcastle last weekend, before sampling some of what the city has to offer with an affordable bite to eat in midweek

Eddie Howe's side destroyed Aston Villa in their opening game of the season, thrashing Unai Emery's men 5-1 to put their top four rivals on notice that they've no intention of going anywhere after last season's rise

Sunderland have one of the youngest sides in the Championship and perhaps the biggest star of all is the 16-year-old homegrown sensation Chris Rigg, who became the club's youngest ever goalscorer in midweek

The 27-year-old striker shone for Middlesbrough last season but has revealed his spell with the club didn't get off to the best start

Newcastle surprised many by landing a top four spot last term but the Magpies are not expected to repeat the feat with Eddie Howe ready to use early predictions as motivation

Goalkeeper Nick Pope played a pivotal role as Newcastle qualified for the Champions League last season, the Toon conceding fewer goals than any other Premier League side

The fly-on-the-wall documentary that followed Newcastle throughout the 2022/23 season is to be released later this week, with viewers - and rivals - getting an inside look at St James' Park