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Expat NUFC fans book their flights for Wembley final

By Martin Lindsay and Angela Johnston

BBC North East and Cumbria

Three expat Newcastle United fans say they are happy to spend thousands of pounds to fly in from around the world to watch their team at Wembley.

Newcastle will face Manchester United in the final of the Carabao Cup on Sunday.

The last time the two teams met at the national stadium in the 1999 FA Cup it ended in heartbreak for the Toon fans.

This time fans jetting in from Canada, China and Dubai hope the Geordie support will make the game "electric".