Having such an illustrious career playing for the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United on his 16 years of footballing journey, former England top striker, Michael Owen reportedly is set for retirement at the end of season.

Wigan player, Callum McManaman's recent nasty tackle on Newcastle United's defender, Massadio Haidara has been one of the talking points in English football recently as many believes it's one of the worst tackle of the season.

Positive news arrived for English football fans regarding their representatives faith in Europa League as English teams still have the chance to dominate things and go further as the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are not being paired against each others in the latest drawing for the competition's Quarter Finals stage.

Anzhi Makhachkala are keen on revising their 0-0 draw in the first leg of Europa League as the Russian side travel to Newcastle United this Thursday in search for a ticket into the next stage, which they can grab by at least scoring a goal and not getting beaten.

Newcastle United picked up a 2-1 victory over Stoke City in their latest Premier League fixture and the result brought plenty of joy for Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, although he admitted that it wasn't an easy game at all.

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis was disappointing when witnessing his side suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat over Newcastle United on Sunday as he believes that his team deserved something better from that match.

Russian side Anzhi Makhackala are eager to continue progressing into the next round of Europa League but before doing so, Guus Hiddink's side must face another challenge from Premier League as Newcastle United will be their stepping stone.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was disappointed with the 1-0 defeat that his team suffered against Swansea City on Saturday as Pardew believes that his side didn't deserved that result.

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup was delighted upon seeing his side picking up an important league victory over Newcastle United on Saturday. The tactician was a little bit worried that his players would lose their focus after grabbing a success in the Capital One Cup last weekend, but Laudrup concern didn't come true.

Southampton are looking confident ahead of their away fixture against Newcastle United on Sunday as Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino is not afraid of targeting all three points against their opponent.

Newcastle United advanced into the next stages of Europa League after defeating Ukraine side Metalist Kharkiv 1-0 on Thursday. That result was cherished by the Magpies manager Alan Pardew, who believes that overall his team deserved to qualify from their two leg performances.

Newcastle United head coach Alan Pardew stated that he won't be upset if his team picked up a draw on their second leg of Europa League against Metalist Kharkiv in Ukraine as the first led ended in a 0-0 draw.