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Newcastle United academy director Joe Joyce is stood down from role after his wife raises dispute with club over treatment of their son while he played for Under-18s... and Steve Harper takes interim charge

Newcastle United academy director Joe Joyce has been stood down from the role after his wife raised a dispute with the club over the treatment of their son, Sportsmail can reveal.

Joyce, 59, is one of the club’s longest-serving employees after 15 years as head of the youth set-up.

First-team coach Steve Harper has been placed in interim charge of the academy, meaning that under-fire Magpies boss Steve Bruce has lost his services.

Newcastle academy chief Joe Joyce has been stood down with his wife in dispute with the club

Joyce’s son, Sam, was an under-18s player in the academy before his release in 2019.