Updated 10:58am 18 May 2013

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Hatem Ben Arfa in action for Newcastle against Maritimo

Hatem Ben Arfa continues to work on his fitness

HATEM Ben Arfa will not make his Newcastle United comeback this week, with manager Alan Pardew hoping he can return in the next round of the Europa League instead. Read

Metalist out of keeping with their Soviet backdrop

METALIST Kharkiv are utterly out of keeping with their surroundings. When it comes to football, little is as it seems here.Read

Sir Bobby Robson

Sir Bobby Robson's legacy continues to live on at Newcastle United

FOOTBALL moves so fast these days that today’s back page might be buried under a mountain of conjecture by the time most of the North East is sitting down for its first coffee break of the morning. Read

Newcastle United's Gael Bigirimana

Gael Bigirimana can carve out a niche in Kharkiv

GAËL Bigirimana hopes Newcastle United err on the side of caution in Kharkiv tomorrow, so he can continue his European education.Read

Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa is back – and pushing for his place

HATEM Ben Arfa is finally back in training and in contention for Newcastle United as they face the most critical week of their topsy-turvy campaign.Read

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is finding his feet at NUFC

THURSDAY was the night Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa finally became a proper Newcastle United player.Read

Newcastle United's Steven Taylor

Newcastle United's defence will stick together for Ukraine trip

ALAN Pardew has told his back four to play it again in Ukraine as he hinted at retaining the strongest possible defence in Thursday’s crunch second-leg tie at Metalist Kharkiv.Read

Moussa Sissoko

Moussa Sissoko: Papiss Cissé will find scoring touch

MOUSSA Sissoko has backed Papiss Cissé to bury his frustrating campaign and hit the goal trail again when Newcastle United return to action next week.Read

Newcastle United's Papiss Cisse

Newcastle United have now got it all to do in Ukraine

NEWCASTLE United will head to Ukraine next week as slight underdogs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League after last night’s goalless draw against Metalist Kharkiv.Read

Newcastle United's Alan Pardew

Newcastle United hearts nearly broken at goalless draw

IT is incredibly easy to get a Valentine’s Day present really, really wrong.Read

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul

Tim Krul savouring every minute of Europa competition

THE nerves have long been banished since a teenage Tim Krul made his Newcastle United debut in an away Uefa Cup tie in Palermo.Read

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew

Alan Pardew has a squad fit for Europa League football

EUROPA League football has been a major handicap to Newcastle United’s season but having belatedly acquired a squad equipped to cope, Alan Pardew will send his team back into the competition tonight with no excuses.Read

Homegrown stars a rarity as Metalist Kharkiv's foreign legion arrive

TECHNICALLY it is England v Ukraine at St James’ Park tonight, but it will more like France v South America, old v new.Read

Myron Markevich, coach of FC Metalist Kharkiv

National identities won’t be an issue for Metalist Kharkiv

METALIST Kharkiv coach Myron Markevich knows he is in England to play a Premier League team – even if his own media believe his side face French opposition tonight.Read

Newcastle United goalkeeping coach Andy Woodman

Andy Woodman talks about goalkeeping son Freddie

A father and son team at the heart of Newcastle United should ensure the club are in safe hands for years to come. Chief sports writer Mark Douglas talked to Andy Woodman about his goalkeeping son, who is tipped for a bright futureRead

Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor: Our squad can cope on the big stage

STEVEN Taylor has launched a staunch defence of Newcastle United’s young guns as he insists the club are deadly serious about their Europa League campaign.Read

Derek Llambias, Newcastle United's Managing Director

Newcastle United are not finished in France says Derek Llambias

DEREK Llambias has declared that Newcastle United’s French revolution will continue into the summer – with more Ligue 1 targets on the radar in the close season.Read

Newcastle United's Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor's quite happy to fight for his place

ALAN Pardew has warned his Newcastle United players none of them is untouchable in the wake of their January recruitment drive.Read

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew

Alan Pardew warns Newcastle United are not safe yet

ALAN Pardew has warned that Newcastle United are still "a long way" from Premier League safety despite their recent Gallic-infused renaissance. Read

Mathieu Debuchy

Mathieu Debuchy: Newcastle United are the big story in France

FOR Les Bleus, there is one topic creating ‘le buzz’ at the moment. Around the dinner tables at Clairefontaine, the talk crackled with intrigue about Newcastle United’s French colonisation.Read