Former France and Sunderland full-back Anthony Reveillere has announced his retirement from football after a 17-year playing career. The 36-year-old made 17 appearances for the Black Cats last season after joining on a free transfer in October – following an injury crisis that ruled out Patrick van Aanholt and Billy Jones for long periods of […]
Sunderland youngsters Jordan Pickford and Duncan Watmore have been called up to the England U21 national team. Shot-stopper Pickford, 21, has impressed in his loan spell at Preston North End, keeping nine clean sheets in his eighteen appearances so far this season – five of those consecutively. Pickford has made three appearances so far for […]
Just one sleep to go until the wear-tyne derby! Newcastle took their first victory of the season against Norwich last weekend, emphatically beating them 6-2. Big Sam’s opening game ended in an unlucky 1-0 defeat away to West Brom, but the last three managers have all lost their first game only to win the derby […]
Fabio Borini will undergo a fitness test ahead of Sunday’s Wear-Tyne derby, according to the club’s website. The 24-year-old Italian came off the bench to score the winner at the Stadium of Light during his first spell at the club, before scoring from the spot at St James’ Park in the 3-0 victory later that […]
Jermaine Defoe says he was “like a little kid” ahead of his first Wear-Tyne derby, as he looked back on his wonder goal with the Sunderland Echo. Defoe, who’s volley before half-time was the winning goal, claimed that the atmosphere in the Wear-Tyne derby was nothing like what he had experienced in London. “I’d played […]
Sunderland have been without an assistant manager since Zeliko Petrovic left along with Dick Advocaat earlier this month and since Sam Allardyce’s appointment, all of the talk has been as to who his deputy will be. From rookies to the experienced and everything in between, familiar faces to the long time fans, we take a […]
Sunderland have got their man, with Sam Allardyce signing a two-year deal at the Stadium of Light as he looks to steer the Black Cats away from the relegation zone with 30 games left of the season. Allardyce, who has been handed the title of manager, a potential indicator that Sunderland are preparing to abandon […]
Dick Advocaat’s departure from the Stadium of Light once again leaves Sunderland looking for a new head coach, a search that is happening too often at the club. Read Sunderland look through the club’s past managers, highlighting the very best and the very worst. There are five of the best and four of the worst, […]
