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Tom Wilkinson

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe granted Freedom of the City

Eddie Howe Newcastle United Alan Shearer Bobby Robson Newcastle Magpies Karen Kilgour Owen Humphreys Newcastle City Council
Eddie Howe whose nomination for Freedom of the City has been agreed by Newcastle City Council after his team won the Carabao Cup (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is joining the likes of Nelson Mandela, Bob Geldof and the late cardinal Basil Hume in being granted the Freedom of Newcastle, the city’s highest honour.

Howe masterminded the club’s first domestic trophy win for 70 years in March when the Magpies lifted the Carabao Cup, and since then has steered the club to Champions League qualification.

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