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Rivals	Sunderland, Middlesbrough
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @NUFC Facebook: @NewcastleUnited Address: St James' Park, Strawberry Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4ST (Lat: 54.975556, Long: -1.621667). Nickname: The Magpies
Stadium	St James' Park (opened 1892) Capacity: 52,354 Pitch Size: 105m x 68m Newcastle's attempts to expand their stadium in the early '80s proved frustratingly slow and were hampered by a lack of funding. It wasn't until the 90's that under Sir John Hall's chairmanship they had the capital and the property development experience to make progress rebuilding the ground. That progress saw the Leazes End rebuilt as the Sir John Hall stand, the Gallowgate end rebuilt and a new pitch installed. Further redevelopment took place under new chairman Freddy Shepherd as a second tier was added over the Milburn Stand and capacity was taken to over 52,000.
Recent History	https://www.pif.gov.sa/en/pages/homepage.aspxhttps://www.pif.gov.sa/en/pages/homepage.aspxNewcastle fans will point to the Kevin Keegan era as the closest they have come to achieving glory in the Premier League. In 1995/96 and 1996/97 they finished runners up with an attack spearheaded by the likes of Shearer and Ginola. In the years after those near misses Newcastle United's fortunes have not fared well. The likes of Kenny Dalglish, Bobby Robson & Graeme Souness failed to win any silverware for the club which was eventually relegated in 2008/09 under Alan Shearer. The legendary striker was thrust into the managerial hot seat after Keegan stepped down in his second spell at the helm (citing interference from the club in player acquisition) and was replaced by Joe Kinnear. When the latter was forced to step aside due to heart surgery, Shearer took over. The chaos of the club's relegation took place under Mike Ashley who had acquired the club in 2007. It was an indication of what was to come for the Magpies in subsequent years. He even put the club up for sale that summer, only to backtrack once the season was underway. In 2009/10 Newcastle won The Championship and returned to the Premier League thanks to the guidance of Chris Hughton. He would only last until December of the new season and was replaced by Alan Pardew despite having made a strong start to the campaign. A 12th place finish under Pardew would provide some justification for the 5 and a half year contract that he was given by the club. In 2011/12 further progress came with a 5th place finish and qualification for the Europa League. Another relegation season came in 2015/16 after Steve McClaren had managed the club for 9 months. His replacement, Rafael Benitez was unable to avoid the drop. Under Benitez the club would return to the top flight at the first time of asking and he subsequently guided the team to a 10th place finish in the Premier League. Unfortunately for Newcastle the Spaniard would leave apparently unconvinced that Mike Ashley was fully committed to investing in the team. With the end of the Mike Ashley tenure came the dawn of the Public Investment Fund era. With the Magpies now backed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia ($492 billion in assets), the sky is literally the limit for one of football's perennial underachievers.
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Season Guide

2024/2025

Newcastle United

In

Lewis Hall (def) Chelsea; Odysseas Vlachodimos (gk) Nottingham Forest; Lloyd Kelly (def) free; John Ruddy (gk) free; William Osula (att) Sheffield United;

Out

Elliot Anderson (sp) (mid) Nottingham Forest; Yankuba Minteh (att) Brighton & Hove Albion; Matt Ritchie (mid) released; Kell Watts (def) released; Paul Dummett (def) released; Loris Karius (gk) released

A top-four finish in 2022/23 was followed by a seventh-place finish last season, where the congested schedule and numerous injuries paid their toll on the team. Newcastle broke their Premier League goalscoring record, netting a remarkable 85 times thanks to superb performances from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon in particular. The Magpies were forced to comply with the financial rules this summer. They have remained relatively quiet in the transfer window, having signed talented left-back Lewis Hall and Greece international keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos, as well as solid defender Lloyd Kelly, who joined on a free transfer. Meanwhile, all starters have stayed put, giving Eddie Howe the advantage of being able to work with the same squad for a second straight preseason. Newcastle are not expected to spend big in these last weeks of August should they not offload a first-choice player. The squad is rich in almost every position with plenty of players being able to cover multiple roles. This fact, along with the lack of continental football and Howe’s proven ability to create fast playing attacking teams, make Newcastle one of the teams to watch this year. Even Howe would argue that injuries have been Newcastle’s Achilles heel in the last two seasons. In fact, centre-backs Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles won’t be available until 2025, meaning that the Magpies could struggle at the back in the first half of the season.

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