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Chris Sparks

Chris Sparks

Editor for Read Sunderland

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Sunderland AFC – The 22nd biggest brand in world football
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Sunderland AFC – The 22nd biggest brand in world football

According to statistics released by ‘Brand Finance’ this morning, Sunderland are the world’s 22nd biggest brand in football. A footballing brand is defined as the following: A marketing-related intangible asset including, but not limited to, names, terms, signs, symbols, logos and designs, or a combination of these, intended to identify goods, services or entities, or […]

Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough – What we learned
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Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough – What we learned

David Moyes’ Sunderland side continued their poor start to the season on Sunday afternoon as the Black Cats lost the Wear-Tees derby 2-1 at the Stadium of Light. A first-half brace from Christian Stuani was enough to see off David Moyes’ men despite a late second-half push from the Black Cats. Sunderland began bright and […]

Vote for your man of the match vs Middlesbrough
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Vote for your man of the match vs Middlesbrough

Sunderland fell to their second defeat of the season this afternoon as the Black Cats lost the Wear-Tees derby 2-1 at the Stadium of Light to Middlesbrough. A first-half brace from Uruguayan Christian Stuani was enough to see off David Moyes’ men despite a late second-half push from the Black Cats. Sunderland began bright and […]

Player Ratings: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
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Player Ratings: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

Sunderland fell to their second defeat in as many games this afternoon as the Black Cats lost the Wear-Tees derby 2-1 at the Stadium of Light. A first-half brace from Christian Stuani was enough to see of David Moyes’ men despite a late second-half push from the Black Cats. Sunderland began bright and caused Boro […]

Best & Worst: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough
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Best & Worst: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

Sunderland are gearing up to take on Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon in what promises to be an exciting and fiery contest. The game has a feeling of a derby day, heading into it, with both sides looking to be keen on claiming a scalp on the other and ensuring that […]

Moyes stands firm with want-away  Kone
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Moyes stands firm with want-away Kone

Sunderland manager David Moyes is standing firm as Lamine Kone and his agent try and force away a move from the Stadium of Light. Kone, who only arrived on Wearside in January, has his heart and his wallet set on a move to Everton, with the Toffee’s lodging an £18-million bid for the Ivorian last […]

Predicted Sunderland XI vs Middlesbrough
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Predicted Sunderland XI vs Middlesbrough

Sunderland are gearing up to take on Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light on Sunday afternoon in what promises to be an exciting and fiery contest. The game has a feeling of a derby day, heading into it, with both sides looking to be keen on claiming a scalp on the other and ensuring that […]

Opposition view: Middlesbrough
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Opposition view: Middlesbrough

I caught up with Read Boro editor Tom Wardle to have a chat about Sunday’s opponents ahead of the first home game of the season as Sunderland take on Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light. 1. How have Boro coped in pre-season? Any winning runs we should be concerned about? We are currently on a […]

Middlesbrough press conference: What we learned
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Middlesbrough press conference: What we learned

David Moyes spoke to the press today to shed some light in what has been another busy week on Wearside. The Black Cats are set to take on Middlesbrough on Sunday lunchtime in the Wear-Tees derby with fans growing concerned at the ever-thinning Sunderland squad. It is fair to say that this wasn’t a dull […]

A Q&A with Julio Arca ahead of the Wear-Tees derby
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A Q&A with Julio Arca ahead of the Wear-Tees derby

I caught up with Sunderland legend, former Middlesbrough midfielder, and all-around nice guy Julio Arca this week to chat about the upcoming Wear-Tees derby. The Argentinian, who now plays for South Shields FC, is also a youth coach for Back to Basics, and we managed to speak to him about his thoughts on the fixture, […]

QUIZ: The history of the Wear-Tees derby
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QUIZ: The history of the Wear-Tees derby

This weekend see’s Sunderland return to the Stadium of Light for the first home game of the 2016/17 season in the Wear-Tees derby. Middlesbrough marked their return to the Premier League last week with a home draw against Stoke City, whilst the Black Cats and David Moyes began with a hard-fought defeat to Manchester City. […]

QUIZ: Sunderland league positions
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QUIZ: Sunderland league positions

Sunderland are a well-supported team, there is no doubt about that. The Black Cats have attracted superb crowds every home game at both Roker Park and the Stadium of Light over the years. The Wearsiders have played their football in England top three tiers for over 100 years with the Black Cats establishing themselves in […]