Cheick Tiote 'lit up a room when he smiled'

Cheick Tiote's former Newcastle team-mates paid emotional tributes to the midfielder following his death at the age of 30.

Cheick Tiote 'lit up a room when he smiled'

Cheick Tiote's former Newcastle team-mates paid emotional tributes to the midfielder following his death at the age of 30.

The Ivory Coast international died after collapsing following a training session in China with his team Beijing Enterprises. He joined the second-tier side in February after six and a half years on Tyneside.

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