Given misses Fulham match to attend birth

Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given missed his first league game since January 2001 against Fulham this afternoon to attend the birth of his first child.

Given misses Fulham match to attend birth

Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given missed his first league game since January 2001 against Fulham this afternoon to attend the birth of his first child.

The Republic of Ireland international was at his wife Jane’s bedside as Steve Harper took over between the posts after a wait of 140 consecutive Barclays Premiership games.

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