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DeAndre Yedlin says Newcastle United’s season was “wild” – but is delighted to have been part of history.

The United right-back has been training with his former club Seattle Sounders this week, taking up an invitation extended by Brian Schmetzer to return whenever he likes.

Yedlin faces a busy summer of international football with the US national team, with two World Cup qualifiers in the early part of June before the Gold Cup in July. And he is training with Seattle in order to stay fit for that packed programme of games.

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He was quizzed by local media on the emotions of winning the Championship with Newcastle and praised the spirit of the team, which turned around a seven-point deficit in the final weeks of the campaign to win the title.

“It was a wild one,” Yedlin said.

“There was obviously a lot of ups and downs at the end of the season. We lost games that we shouldn’t have lost and ultimately we got a bit lucky with Brighton results but that’s football. We showed great character.

“We were seven points down with three games to go. We could easily have said ‘We’re promoted, let’s wrap it up and get ready for next season’. But we continued to fight for those last three games and finished first.

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“At the end of the day people don’t really remember the second-placed team that get promoted. They remember the champions. It’s a great feeling. It will go down in history and it’s great to be part of it.”

Yedlin dropped down a division to sign for Rafa Benitez’s United and said that he has not regretted that decision for a moment. The 23-year-old sees plenty of similarities between Newcastle and Seattle.

He said: “Newcastle isn’t different from Seattle, in fairness.

“It’s a little bit calmer than London is. There’s a little bit less to do so you can’t get into too much. It’s a great city with great restaurants and the people are lovely. I’ve really enjoyed my time over there.

“Obviously the fans are great - every game is a great atmosphere. Very happy and fortunate to be there.”