It’s no secret that Newcastle United have been casting their net wide this summer. In a window shaped by Financial Fair Play ...

Throughout Thursday, we will be revealing who Newcastle legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players ever. First up, in fifth place is the mercurial Hatem Ben Afra. Earlier this ...

Ben Arfa joined Newcastle from Marseille in 2010, initially on loan before signing permanently the following summer despite an injury-ruined first season in England.

Hatem Ben Arfa may have divided opinion amongst Newcastle supporters during his four-year spell on Tyneside, but one goal certainly galvanised St James' Park.The Toon were heading towards a ...

Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa could be back in action within a fortnight after manager Alan Pardew was handed some rare welcome injury news.The France international limped out of Thursday ...

Despite a distressful last year at Newcastle United, Hatem Ben Arfa has high hopes for the Magpies in 2013-14. “Our objective is to finish in the top 10 and I hope we can finish top five,” the ...

Ben Arfa signs permanent contract with Newcastle''The last thing I wanted was for us to lose him when his loan ended, so we are really pleased to have agreed that deal today,'' Pardew said. ''He's ...

21 July 2011 02:37 Newcastle boss Alan Pardew faces an anxious wait for news on the extent of Hatem Ben Arfa's latest injury. The 24-year-old Frenchman was heading back to Tyneside today after ...

05 January 2011 20:44 Staying on Tyneside: Ben Arfa [LNB]Newcastle have signed Hatem Ben Arfa for £6million and handed him a four-and-a-half year deal. [LNB]The Marseille winger has been out with ...

27 August 2010 21:30 Marseille have claimed Hatem Ben Arfa is in advanced talks with Newcastle after the winger travelled to England on Friday. The French champions said they had reached an ...

21 December 2010 17:17 Hatem Ben Arfa's agent has revealed the Newcastle forward is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a broken leg. [LNB]But the 23-year-old's recovery is progressing more ...

21 July 2011 07:36 Hatem Ben Arfa is out of the remainder of Newcastle's US tour after being taken to hospital during the 0-0 draw with Sporting Kansas City. [LNB]The Frenchman was carried off the ...