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Eddie Howe will be awarded the freedom of the city following Newcastle United's historic Carabao Cup win.

The Freedom of the City is given by a local council to a person or military unit in recognition of their exceptional service to the city.

He was appointed CBE in 2016 for services to football and charity, received honorary degrees from Aberdeen, St Andrews and Robert Gordon universities, has had statues erected in his honour at Old Trafford and Aberdeen, and received the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.

HMS Prince of Wales will be given a freedom of the city award as it arrives into Liverpool for a week on 2 December.

Houghton went on to become the first female player to appear on the cover of Shoot magazine, was made an MBE and received the Freedom of the City in Sunderland.