Bobby Robson: Last News

Newcastle United defender Andy Griffin reportedly surprised his team mate Bradley Orr with a "caterpillar cake" sized '"turd" placed delicately on the top shelf of their fridge.The former Newcastle duo remain "best mates" to this day having spent many years playing alongside each other under the likes of Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson. However, Orr certainly had to take the good times with the "s***" ones as he was regularly tormented by the "round the bend, nuts, horrible creature' colleague Griffin.The former right-back spent six years at St James' Park, accumulating 104 appearances for the Premier League giants..

Premier League red card was given to Nolberto Solano during Ipswich's 1-0 win over Newcastle 21 years ago.In 2001 at Portman Road, the now-retired referee brandished his very first red card to the Magpies midfielder. The away side lost 1-0 in Suffolk - but, perhaps unsurprisingly, it was the iconic official who was at the forefront of discussion.It started off when prodigy Carl Cort found the back of the net in the first-half, but Dean chalked it off and claimed that something was amiss.

Premier League legend Alan Shearer admitted he once told a young Newcastle United academy player to f*** off when he asked to take a penalty.The Geordie hero remains at the very top of the goalscoring tree with a staggering 260 Premier League goals during his illustrious career. 55 of his strikes came from the spot with the former England international only missing five penalties during his career.While the beloved Match of the Day pundit remains the greatest goalscorer in the division’s history, his enormous goal tally was certainly helped by his mercurial sharp shooting from 12 yards.

Ex-Rangers star Trevor Steven joked a rich Scot has coughed up £4m for Diego Maradona’s ' Hand of God ' shirt as it goes on sale at auction.

The Oscars rolled out the red carpet this weekend. In football’s cult of celebrity, the real gongs are still to be won, although the contenders for some of the big prizes might just be among these nominations. Who will be Will Smith and who will be Chris Rock?Most promising new act: Caoimhin Kelleher in his role for Liverpool against Chelsea at WembleyKelleher carries no impostor syndrome.

Premier League returns next month after Roy Hodgson has been hired at struggling Watford.Hodgson has been handed an unenviable 'great escape' task with the Hornets languishing near the bottom of the pile.At 74-year-old the veteran is the top flight oldest manager, but some gaffers aren't too far behind.Last season, at 29, Ryan Mason became the Premier League's youngest boss, but he still had some lessons to learn from his veterans.And with that in mind, Daily Star Sport looks at the Prem's oldest boss'.The 74-year-old first took to a dugout in 1976 when he took charge of Swedish side Halmstads BK, and he even had relative success in Scandinavia.Hodgson has seen it all from the dugout: he was at the heart of Serie A's 1990s boom with Inter Milan, there was a trip to the UAE, and that infamous night in Nice with England against Iceland.Amazingly, Hodgson's spell at Watford will be his tenth season in the Premier League.Pulling it one season clear of the other league he's spent the most time in, the Swedish Allsvenskan. Can Hodgson steer Watford of relegation? Let us know in the comments section At 71-years-old, Bobby Robson took to the St James' Park dugout for one last time in a clash with Aston Villa.Despite being two games into the 2004/05 campaign, Robson was sacked, and he never returned to management.The Englishman is best remembered for his spells with England, and the failure of Italia 90, as well as his short spell at Barcelona.Robson died at the age of 76 in 2009.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only

Newcastle's last taste of a top-four finish came under Sir Bobby Robson way back in 2003. Since his departure a year later, it's not been a pleasant experience for the Geordies, with 12 coaches coming in to try and repair the rut.And as Eddie Howe takes his first game in charge, where's he's set to instruct the players via FaceTime after testing positive for Covid, we take a look at his predecessors and see how they did in their opening Premier League game in charge.September 19, 2004 - Southampton 1 Newcastle 2The Scot had already got off to a winning start with the Magpies beating Israeli side Bnei Sakhnin 2-0 in the UEFA Cup.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted the one thing he learned from Jose Mourinho.Guardiola had been the Barcelona captain under Sir Bobby Robson and Louis Van Gaal, both of who had Mourinho as an assistant had the club.Mourinho had started as an interpreter but gradually moved into a coaching role, and he was largely responsible for the defence.However, when Moutinho was passed over for the top job at the Catalan side, in favour of Guardiola, the pair became bitter rivals.But, Guardiola has since admitted that Mourinho taught him one valuable lesson in his coaching career."At Barcelona, the first coach that put me on alert to counter-attacks was Mourinho, with Di Maria, Bale, Benzema," he told Gol.He added: "I'd think 'careful'

England suffered heartbreak in the 1990 World Cup penalty shoot-out defeat against West Germany, and Chris Waddle has revealed how he helped the squad after it.The winger, then playing for Marseille, was in top form throughout the tournament, but missed a penalty in the shoot-out and that stained his summer.Waddle, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of their European Championships 5-a-side Bet, has revealed how their manager helped them get over the defeat.“Bobby [Robson] was as disappointed as we were in the changing room after the Germany shootout.“We'd come so close, and he was very passionate about England and English football.“He went around the room to every player individually and told us we'd done the country proud,

Gary Lineker laid on the turf at the Stadio Sant'Elia, in Cagliari, during Italia 90, surrounded by his poo.And, to mark the unfortunate anniversary, Daily Star Sport are looking at the seven most embarrassing moments in football.People often forget that Lineker had already bagged himself a goal before the infamous incident occurred; he opened the scoring against Ireland.However, Lineker had woken up under the weather that day, but he kept that from Bobby Robson to ensure he wasn't dropped.The Leicester-born striker went in for a slide tackle and 'relaxed' leading to the famous line, as Gary Stevens walked over: "I've s*** myself."Lineker was eventually substituted - to the glee of Ireland's defence and the disappointment of the England

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Tributes were paid to Diego Maradona on Wednesday after the Argentinian football legend died aged 60.

Neil Warnock reaches a remarkable 1,500 games as a manager today – and has revealed the secrets of his longevity.

Newcastle United legend labelled Thiago Alcantara as 'technically perfect' after watching him play in a youth team game for Barcelona. The Bayern Munich midfielder is now set to make the move to the Premier League, after Liverpoolagreed a fee with the Bundesliga giants.

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Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has opened up about the traumatic moment when he soiled himself at the World Cup in Italy in 1990.

England hero Gary Lineker has spoken in more detail about his Italia ’90 debacle where he ended up pooing himself on the pitch.

The BBC will have delighted a host of England fans by planning to show England's 1990 World Cup clashes against Cameroon and West Germany this afternoon.

Paul Gascoigne has admitted he misses the fun of Italia 90, including pedal boats, pools and general holiday vibes.