Newcastle United have appointed Darren Eales as the club's new Chief Executive Officer. The Magpies have been without a CEO since Lee Charnley left last October.
Eales joins from US Major League Soccer club Atlanta United, where he has been President and Chief Executive since the team was founded in 2014. United chiefs said tonight: “Over that time, he has built a franchise that has secured the highest average attendance in MLS, created the most valuable squad, generated the largest profits – and won multiple trophies, including the MLS Cup in 2018, the US Open Cup in 2019 and the Campeones Cup in 2019.
“The 49-year-old will work alongside the Magpies' sporting director, Dan Ashworth, for the second time in his career after the two worked closely at West Bromwich Albion between 2006 and 2010. Born in Chelmsford, Eales attended Ivy League establishment Brown University in the United States, graduating with a first-class degree in economics and being named the Ivy League Football Player of the Year in 1994 while playing in the US college system.
