Newcastle United fan ALEX STOREY reflects on the career of Cheick Tiote after his untimely passing…

ALEX STOREY
IN EARLY June, the football world mourned the death of the former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote after his tragic and sudden passing overseas in China.
The Magpies had not long since clinched the Championship title, but as the news filtered in about Tiote’s death after collapsing on a training field during a session for his club Beijing Enterprises, there was an obvious sense of perspective sweeping the air on Tyneside.
He would have turned just 31 a couple ...