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Hatem Ben Arfa to miss start of Newcastle’s Europa League campaign
HATEM BEN ARFA will miss the start of Newcastle’s Europa League campaign as he serves a European suspension dating back to 2010.
Alan Pardew and his players will fly out to Greece tomorrow for the first leg of their play-off clash with Atromitos, while the Frenchman begins a three-match European ban.
Ben Arfa was sent off while playing for Marseille against Benfica in the Europa League before he joined Newcastle.