Friends and former team mates of midfielder Cheick Tiote attended a memorial service held for the player by his club Beijing Enterprises. The 30-year-old, who joined the second-tier Chinese side in February after seven years at England's Newcastle United, collapsed during training and died in hospital last week. "I lived some extraordinary moments with this man and today he's gone," Tiote's ...Full Story »

Cheick Tiote has tragically lost his life Tiote, who went on to play in two World Cups for his country and become a Premier League regular, claimed he did not even see a pair for five years after taking up the sport. "I played barefoot,” the midfielder recalled to reporters in 2010. “With bare feet I actually had better contact with the ball and it helped me develop.” This m...Full Story »

Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote will wear the club shirt carrying the logo of sponsor Wonga next season. Speculation had suggested the 27-year-old Ivory Coast international, along with his fellow Muslim team-mates, might not be prepared to play with the payday lender's name on his shirt so as not to risk infringing Sharia Law. But sources on Tyneside have indicated that Tiote is comfortabl...Full Story »

Cheick Tiote: Has had his car taken by police Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote has had his car seized by police, after he was arrested on suspicion of fraud in relation to driving offences. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international was stopped near Newcastle's training ground on Tuesday afternoon by Northumbria Police officers. And Tiote's black and white Chevrolet Camaro, thought to be wort...Full Story »

Cheikh Tiote is hopeful of returning for Newcastle in time to face Everton, having missed their last four games through injury. The midfielder picked up a calf problem after helping the Magpies to victory over Tottenham on the opening day of the season, and has admitted that having to watch from the sidelines has been tough. However, Tiote now has set Newcastle’s trip to Goodison Park ...Full Story »

SPRINT TO THE FINISH ... Cheick Tiote CHEICK TIOTE reckons Newcastle's Champions League dream is still alive — even if Alan Pardew thinks otherwise. The Toon midfield warrior, 25, put in a super show to help see off Liverpool and help consolidate sixth place. Pards' men are level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea and five off Arsenal and Spurs in third and fourth — and the boss ...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned returning midfielder Cheick Tiote to keep on the right side of referee Lee Probert in Tuesday night's clash with Manchester United. The Ivory Coast international returns from his third suspension of the season - a two-game ban for reaching 10 bookings - to face the Barclays Premier League leaders. Tiote has been one of the finds of the season, but his di...Full Story »