All-time NUFC XI comprising different nationalities

It's a never-ending debate: Who would make an all-time Newcastle United XI. If you could pick from all the players who have ever pulled on the famous black and white, who would make the side?

In a deliberate attempt to throw the cat among the pigeons ChronicleLive are asking the question with an international twist. What would the best possible Newcastle United team look like if you could only pick one player per country?

The club have been blessed with some incredible players from all four corners of the globe, but let's get specific. A 4-3-3 formation has been chosen to fit into Newcastle's famous attacking style of the mid-1990s and early 2000s.

Who else but Shay Given to start in goal for Newcastle. The famous Irish shot-stopper was always a fan-favourite, and made countless impressive saves for the Magpies.

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Played an incredible 460 games for Newcastle United. Neat, tenacious, reliable and quick, the irony is he’d probably be much more suited to the modern game than the mud caked pitches of the 60s and 70s he operated on.

A stalwart in defence, and a fine captain during his time at Newcastle. Coloccini was named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2011/12 following the Magpies' 5th place finish.

Having lead to Newcastle to victory in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969, Moncur was an obvious choice. He was as capable of scoring the old goal, too.

Always reliable and was instrumental in Newcastle's promotion to the Premier League in 2009/10, forming an incredible link with this countryman Jonás Gutiérrez and keeping up the good form the following year as the Magpies finished mid-table in their first season back in the top flight.

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Newcastle's most famous trumpet player was adored by supporters. He became