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Eddie Howe to be given Freedom of Newcastle after Carabao Cup win | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Eddie Howe managed Newcastle United to victory against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday | |
Eddie Howe will be awarded the freedom of the city following Newcastle United's historic Carabao Cup win. | |
The manager led Newcastle to a 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, securing the club's first piece of major silverware since 1969. | |
He is now in line to receive the highest civic honour the city can bestow and one that has been awarded to legendary figures in Newcastle's football history- including Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Shearer and Jackie Milburn. | |
Meanwhile, Blyth-born Dan Burn had been nominated for the Freedom of Northumberland following his man of the match performance. | |
City council leader Karen Kilgour told the Local Democracy Reporting Service she was "delighted" to nominate Howe. | |
"Generations of supporters have never seen their beloved club lift a domestic trophy, and under his leadership we all now have treasured memories of a truly unforgettable day," she said. | |
The honour is expected to be formally confirmed at a full council meeting later this year. | |
Opening goal scorer Dan Burn has been nominated for the Freedom of Northumberland | |
On Monday, the leader of Northumberland County Council Glen Sanderson said he intended to nominate Burn for the Freedom of Northumberland after the 32-year-old scored Newcastle's first goal at Wembley in 25 years. | |
"It's a great victory for the region and the fact a local lad from Blyth played such a crucial part of the journey is wonderful," he added. | "It's a great victory for the region and the fact a local lad from Blyth played such a crucial part of the journey is wonderful," he added. |
Celebrations are set to continue in the city with the club announcing the date for an open-top bus parade. | |
The Magpies issued a "save the date" for 29 March, after the international break, to celebrate Sunday's Carabao Cup glory. | |
It is the club's first major domestic trophy in 70 years, with supporters expected to line the streets of Newcastle to watch the team parade the silverware. | |
The club revealed the date on their website, with more details set to follow | |
The honours continue to stack up for the winning side. | |
Northumberland National Park has announced it has temporarily renamed Elsdon Burn Walk, near Elsdon, to "Big Dan Burn Walk". | |
Once the centre of defence in the Border Reiver battles, a spokesperson said it "seems like a fitting place to mark Dan's and the whole teams' heroic achievements". | Once the centre of defence in the Border Reiver battles, a spokesperson said it "seems like a fitting place to mark Dan's and the whole teams' heroic achievements". |
"Northumberland National Park is a place as grand and expansive as Dan himself," they added, in a nod to the player's 6ft 6in (1.98m) height. | "Northumberland National Park is a place as grand and expansive as Dan himself," they added, in a nod to the player's 6ft 6in (1.98m) height. |
Dan Burn's former PE teacher recreates Wembley goal in Blyth | Dan Burn's former PE teacher recreates Wembley goal in Blyth |
Meanwhile, Burn's former PE teacher Dan Kennerley, of The Blyth Academy, has recreated the player's goal. | Meanwhile, Burn's former PE teacher Dan Kennerley, of The Blyth Academy, has recreated the player's goal. |
Mr Kennerley went to Wembley to watch Newcastle United lift the trophy, before travelling back on Sunday night for school the following morning. | Mr Kennerley went to Wembley to watch Newcastle United lift the trophy, before travelling back on Sunday night for school the following morning. |
He told BBC Look North: "It was destiny - everyone thought he was going to score and when he put that header in, it was like the roof just lifted off". | He told BBC Look North: "It was destiny - everyone thought he was going to score and when he put that header in, it was like the roof just lifted off". |
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