Cancer survivor Gutierrez stars as Newcastle beat drop


Football - Newcastle United v West Ham United - Barclays Premier League - St James' Park - 24/5/15 Newcastle's Jonas Gutierrez celebrates scoring their second goal Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith

LONDON (Reuters) - As if staying in the Premier League was not emotional enough for Newcastle United, there was the added fairytale of cancer survivor Jonas Gutierrez scoring his first goal of the season.

Gutierrez -- who was undergoing treatment for testicular cancer in the early months of the campaign and only returned to the squad in March -- netted the second goal in a 2-0 home win against West Ham United.

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