{"id":26811,"date":"2025-11-17T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/former-newcastle-star-returns-to-tyneside-for-special-training\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:09:44","slug":"former-newcastle-star-returns-to-tyneside-for-special-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/former-newcastle-star-returns-to-tyneside-for-special-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Newcastle star returns to Tyneside for special training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/former-newcastle-star-returns-to-tyneside-for-special-training\/#Matty_Longstaff_returns_to_Newcastle_at_the_end_of_the_MLS_season\" >Matty Longstaff returns to Newcastle at the end of the MLS season<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/former-newcastle-star-returns-to-tyneside-for-special-training\/#Newcastle_need_to_get_back_on_track_as_soon_as_possible\" >Newcastle need to get back on track as soon as possible<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Newcastle could welcome a familiar face in the coming weeks. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcastle will be hoping to use the international break to start a season that has so far been disappointing. Eddie Howe&#8217;s side sit 14th in the Premier League table, just two points clear of the relegation zone after 11 games.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The international break should allow Newcastle to reset after a difficult few weeks on the domestic front, with one of their former players, Matty Longstaff, also returning to Tyneside. The midfielder, who is the younger brother of current Leeds star Sean, has been playing for CF Montreal since the summer, but has now returned to his hometown in the off-season after a disappointing 28th place finish in MLS.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matty_Longstaff_returns_to_Newcastle_at_the_end_of_the_MLS_season\"><\/span>Matty Longstaff returns to Newcastle at the end of the MLS season<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-414x296.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-630x450.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-768x549.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-770x550.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-900x643.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-1200x857.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-1536x1097.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cf-montreal-v-nashville-sc-min-2048x1463.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matty Longstaff of MLS&#8217;s CF Montreal. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Geordie Boot Boys, Longstaff is working with NE Coaching Company on special training to ensure he is fit before the start of MLS&#8217;s 2026 season after the new year. He follows in the footsteps of another former Newcastle player, Jonjo Shelvey, who joined the program.<\/p>\n<p>Longstaff will leave Newcastle in the summer of 2023 when his contract expires, and was originally due to join Toronto FC before the start of the 2024 MLS season, but was involved in a player swap several months ago. He is likely to play in a game for coach Eddie Howe&#8217;s team during his return.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Newcastle_need_to_get_back_on_track_as_soon_as_possible\"><\/span>Newcastle need to get back on track as soon as possible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first game Newcastle will play is this weekend against Man City. St James&#8217; Park has provided home comfort for the Magpies, so a good result could be the start of a long unbeaten run, which could help them move up the Premier League table in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle could welcome a familiar face in the coming weeks. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images) Newcastle will be hoping to use the international break to start a season that has so far been disappointing. Eddie Howe&#8217;s side sit 14th in the Premier League table, just two points clear of the relegation zone after 11 games. 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