Daryl Janmaat has said that the Swansea game comes close in importance to the World Cup semi-final he played in against Argentina last summer in Brazil.

How much were the 2014 World Cup payments to Newcastle and Sunderland – all the details here.

National coach Ange Postecoglou has now made a public apology to Newcastle United with regard to previous comments about Curtis Good’s injury problems.

Has club football in England sold the soul and ambitions of the national team and at the same time fatally damaged itself via the Premier League?

Louis Van Gaal admitted that he paid for his earlier decisions against Argentina when he couldn’t once again call on Tim Krul to face a penalty shootout.

Promoters of Newcastle’s New Zealand tour insist Tim Krul will be on the plane even if Holland make the World Cup final.

The Castrol Index rates every player’s contribution at the Brazil World Cup finals – where do Debuchy, Sissoko, Shola, Krul and Tiote rate?

Holland’s Louis Van Gaal has revealed that his audacious penalty shootout plan was known in advance by only one of his goalkeepers.

Tim Krul went into World Cup folklore without even touching the ball during over two hours of action in the Holland v Costa Rica World Cup clash.

Teams are now in for France v Germany and in terms of the Newcastle connection, both Debuchy and Cabaye start with Sissoko and Remy on the bench.