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BBC News
16-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Newcastle youth coach O'Carroll joins Sparta Prague
Newcastle United Under-21s lead coach Diarmuid O'Carroll has joined Czech First League side Sparta Prague as a first-team 38-year-old had been in charge since September 2024 and led the academy side to a ninth-placed finish in Premier League 2.O'Carroll follows former youth coaches Ben Dawson and Graeme Carrick, who recently left roles within Newcastle's academy set-up to secure senior first-team coaching positions away from St James' United academy director Steve Harper said: "The opportunity to work in Europe is an exciting one for him and we wish him the best of luck as his coaching career continues."He is the third professional development phase coach to be headhunted from our academy for a first-team senior football role in the past 12 months, which demonstrates that our academy development pathway works not just for players but for staff too."
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Expect hard work & tidiness on ball' from McEntee
New signing Oisin McEntee says Hearts fans can expect to see his hard work and technical ability when he takes to the 24-year-old defensive midfielder has penned a three-year deal at the Gorgie club following his departure from Newcastle academy product, who has played in Scotland before during a loan spell at Greenock Morton, is embracing the next step of his career at Tynecastle."It's really exciting to be here, starting a new chapter at a brilliant, massive football club," McEntee said."[The club] said they have a plan for me and want me in as a midfielder. I'm excited to be part of that plan."[The fans] can expect a hard worker who will win battles, put himself about and be tidy on the ball."
