BREAKING: Former Newcastle Midfielder, Cheick Tioté Dies In China After Collapsing In Training Ground

Former Newcastle and Ivory Coast midfielder Cheick Tioté has passed away at the age of 30 after collapsing in training with Beijing Enterprises in China early this morning.

The Ivorian joined the Chinese club in January after seven years at Newcastle playing a total of 11 games before his sudden death.

Craig Hope of the Mail and former Newcastle teammate and fellow Chinese import Demba Ba took to Twitter to express their sadness over the loss of Tiote.