Newcastle's Gutierrez to return after beating cancer


Newcastle United's Jonas Gutierrez (L) is challenged by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard during their English Premier League soccer match in Newcastle, northern England April 27, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez will return to action in an under-21 game on Monday after recovering from testicular cancer, the Premier League club said.

Gutierrez had an operation in his native Argentina in September to remove his left testicle after the discovery of a tumour and received chemotherapy treatment.

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