Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Manager Graeme Souness' dismissal comes following the club's poor run of form this season.
Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer said he had turned down an offer of a coaching role at the struggling Premier League club.
Wayne Rooney has spoken for the first time about his Euro 2004 injury agony, England crashing out of the tournament and how he felt gutted for his team-mates.
Alan Shearer declined an offer to become part of new manager Steve McClaren's backroom staff.
The Newcastle United manager is confident striker Alan Shearer will put off retirement plans and stay on for one more season with the club.
The England striker agreed to join Newcastle United on a four-year contract
Owen's goals and Beckham's passing and dead-ball skills are England's main attacking weapons.
Alan Shearer has played his last professional game for Newcastle United after announcing he will miss the rest of the season due to an injury.
Harry Kane scored twice as England stormed into the European Championship semi-finals for the first time in 25 years thrashing Ukraine 4-0 on Saturday to book a clash with Denmark.
Alan Shearer said he is not ready to become manager of Newcastle United after the sacking of Graeme Souness
The victory lifted Newcastle up to 10th place in the Premier League. West Brom stay 17th.
Michael Owen scored his first Newcastle United goal to help them beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.
The 33-year-old was the fans' first choice as Michael Owen's partner at Euro 2004, according to a survey.
Former England captain Alan Shearer carries the hopes of an entire city when he leads Newcastle United in tonight's UEFA Cup semi-finals against Olympique Marseille.
The Newcastle United manager praised Gary Speed and Alan Shearer after their goals them a UEFA Cup semi-final place.
The Newcastle captain scored the only goal in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final against Sporting Lisbon at St James' Park.
Man U boss Alex Ferguson and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer criticised match referee Paul Durkin after a controversial 0-0 draw.
The Newcastle United striker has postponed his retirement and will play on next season on a player/coach contract.
Alan Shearer, set to hang up his boots at the end of this season, was persuaded to stay by Newcastle boss Graeme Souness
The Chelsea left back will miss the rest of the season with a double fracture of his ankle.\n
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes gave them a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the English Premiership.
Craig Bellamy scored twice in a 5-0 win in the UEFA Cup first round match.
The former England captain told Newcastle United that unless he is a regular in the team in his last premier league season he could look for another club.
Following his heroics against world champions Germany in the semifinal at Marseille, France forward Antoine Griezmann has emerged as a clear favourite to bag the Golden Boot award at the 2016 European Championship. Griezmann fired a brace past Germany to take his tournament tally to an astounding six goals. Such has been his dominance that the French magician leads Portugal hero Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals) by a double margin in the tournament's goal's tally.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Chelsea's Belgium forward won Eden Hazard England's PFA player of the year award ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane and Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea on Sunday.
Here is some reaction to the return of the Portuguese manager to club soccer after being dismissed by Manchester United last December:
City salvage draw at home with Sterling's superb late volley after Rooney put Everton ahead. Rooney scored his second goal in as many games this season. The strike was his 200th in the Premier League, making him just the second player after former England forward Alan Shearer to reach that milestone.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney rose to second place on the all-time Premier League scoring list with a clever winner against Swansea City on Saturday.
Harry Kane toppled Alan Shearer's 22-year-old record for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year by scoring a double for Tottenham Hotspur against Southampton, on Tuesday, also overtaking Lionel Messi as the top scorer in Europe.
Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Son Heung-min scored his 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur as they returned to winning ways with a 3-0 defeat of Leeds United to climb back into the English Premier League's top four on Saturday.
The Argentine scores a hat-trick to become the highest foreign goal scorer in the Premier League on Sunday. Also, in bagging a 12th Premier League hat-trick he surpassed the 11 of Alan Shearer with whom he had shared the record.
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