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Lee Ryder

How much Newcastle United were paid by FIFA for World Cup stars' absences

Newcastle United will be relieved to have go through the World Cup without any major injury worries - according to one of the top sports lawyers in the UK.

The Magpies will receive cash from the FIFA Benefits Programme in due course but Stephen Taylor Heath, head of sports law at JMW Solicitors has questioned the value of the scheme.

Speaking to Chronicle Live, Taylor Heath said: "The amount generated for Newcastle United would be a commercial consideration, but from a legal point of view, the relevant consideration would be as to how risk is managed.

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