10 Greatest Newcastle United European Moments

9. Tim Krul's Heroic Debut Against Palermo

ALESSANDRO FUCARINI/APALESSANDRO FUCARINI/APNewcastle's undisputed #1 goalkeeper these days, in 2006 Krul was just a kid sitting behind Shay Given and Steve Harper in the pecking order. But injuries threw the Dutch international into the limelight, as the 18-year-old produced a string of remarkable saves from the Italians to keep a debut clean sheet. A star was born.
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