'I begged Newcastle to sign Zidane. Kevin Keegan told me his chief scout thought he wasn’t good enough - years later, he told me he should have listened to me instead': The incredible story of how Newcastle United REJECTED Zi

Published By: FourFourTwo.com - Yesterday

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Newcastle United fans will forever wonder what might have been if they’d reconsidered...

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