Archives: Sunderland

Sunderland supporter Gary Ferguson was touched by the story of John Alder and Liam Sweeney, two devoted Newcastle supporters who lost their lives in the Malaysian Airlines disaster. John, 63, and Liam, 28, of were en-route to New Zealand to … Continue reading →

New York Red Bulls and Australia star Tim Cahill could be moving to one of two Premier League clubs, according to reports from The Press Association. Sunderland, newly promoted QPR and other clubs on the European continent are reportedly interested … Continue reading →

After a spectacular performance for the United States at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, defender Matt Besler has received a wide variety of interest from a number of European clubs including official bids from Fulham and Sunderland. Besler admitted … Continue reading →

Sunderland have unveiled their home shirt for the 2014/15 season. The challenge with a Sunderland home shirt is how do you differentiate it every season while making sure it retains the red and white stripes. In this year’s design by … Continue reading →

Ex-Manchester City stopper Costel Pantilimon has joined Sunderland on a free transfer. The 6ft 8in Romanian was released from City after completing three seasons at the Etihad Stadium. Pantilimon is the tallest player in the Premier League and his arrival … Continue reading →

Sunderland have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2014/15 Premier League season. The Black Cats, who surprised many by mounting a campaign last season to avoid relegation, will be wearing an all blue kit from adidas. Sunderland’s away shirt … Continue reading →

Newcastle United have signed Sunderland’s Jack Colback on a free transfer. The signing of Colback from derby rivals Sunderland is the second new player to join Newcastle United in just days. Late last week, Newcastle United signed Ayoze Perez, a … Continue reading →

With Chelsea’s victorious visit to Anfield and City’s win at Crystal Palace, headlines in world football are rightly dominated by the final league games and their implications on the title fight. This is a thrilling conclusion to an admittedly insane … Continue reading →

Four years ago, Connor Wickham won the Golden Ball as the best player in the 2010 UEFA U-17 Championship. The striker followed that up with an outstanding year at Ipswich Town, and earned himself a £7.4million transfer to Premier League … Continue reading →

Sunderland keep on running out of chances to try to mount a campaign to avoid relegation. West Ham United, on the other hand, need a win to guarantee safety, so you would think that this one will end up a … Continue reading →

At this stage of Jozy Altidore’s second season in the Premier League, you have to ponder which of his spells were worse — his season at Hull City or this current season with Sunderland. The young American striker has only … Continue reading →

The arrival of spring means many things to people. The days get longer, snow melts as the sun shines again after it’s wintery absence, flowers begin to bloom, and the English Premier League enters the business end of the season. … Continue reading →

In January, I wrote an article about how Jozy Altidore’s poor form and the fact that Sunderland had gone out and bought another striker was a worrying sign for the US striker’s chances of playing in the first team. Since … Continue reading →

For viewers in the United States, the 2013/14 Capital One Cup Final between Manchester City and Sunderland kicks off at 9am ET on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Espanol. The match to determine who will be the League Cup winner … Continue reading →

The 53rd League Cup final will take place at Wembley this Sunday, with Manchester City taking on Sunderland. Manchester City have had a relatively straight forward route to the final, with their 2-0 win away at Newcastle the toughest test … Continue reading →

The 2013/14 Capital One Cup final between Manchester City and Sunderland kicks off this Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London. The match will be televised live around the world, including on beIN SPORTS and DishWorld in the United States. I’ve … Continue reading →

One of the things that always bothers me about how most US soccer journalists cover the sport is that they always seem to focus on the positives. If Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore or any other American scores a goal in … Continue reading →

In the past two weeks, former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has been quite vocal in expressing his criticism about the players who he managed while he was at the club. Now, however, Sunderland Football Club have threatened legal action … Continue reading →