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Matt Craddock’s Sunderland side have the chance to make history tomorrow night when they play against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Trophy at Hillsborough. The Under-21s have not beaten a professional side in 10 years in a competitive game. Last time they did so, was against Notts County on the 9th November 2016 in a […]
Sunderland have started their first European campaign in over 50 years without having a front of shirt sponsor. Reports have circled throughout this issue suggesting an incredibly lucrative deal with ‘VisitGhana’ had been signed and would become The Black Cat’s patron for their shirt this season. However, after Sunderland CEO Tom Burwell left his position […]
An American ‘soccer’ coach has been sacked after grabbing a female referee and telling her “Don’t forget, this is a man’s game” – only months after a Durham University (DU) study found sexism and misogyny is an ongoing problem in football. The dismissal of Federico Higauin as coach for the US soccer (football) team Columbus […]
Today is the deadline by which Manchester City must appeal the Premier League’s devastating verdict of guilt over financial cheating allegations. A two-year inquiry by a PL ‘independent commission’ declared the club guilty of all 115 charges of financial ‘cheating’ against it. The charges span nine seasons between 2009 and 2018 during which the club bought […]
Ex-Sunderland manager and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has blasted his Manchester rivals for “cheating”, after City were found guilty of well over 1oo charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. Only yesterday (Tuesday September 29), City were accused by the PL’s independent investigating commission of creating ‘sham’ contracts with their commercial partners – […]
Spennymoor Town have confirmed the appointment of Peter Hartley – ex-skipper of Indian side Jamshedpur – as first team manager. The 38-year-old, who finished his playing career with multiple spells in the Far East, joins up at the Brewery Field following the resignation of Tommy Miller earlier this month. The club currently sits second-bottom in […]
Former Durham Cricket head coach Ryan Campbell has taken up a new role as director of cricket and high-performance coaching at the club. It follows the club’s outstanding performances in the County Championship this season, as they claimed the Division Two title with games to spare, having finished unbeaten. Campbell – who joined Durham […]
Lee Cattermole’s future at Gateshead is in doubt after a disastrous start to their National League campaign. The 38 year old was given his first managerial role as he was appointed first team manager of Gateshead in June. However, he has struggled to make an impact as the Heed sit bottom of the league with […]
Newcastle-born wrestler Benjamin Satterley, better known to fans as PAC or Neville, has died aged 40. “2015-03-30_18-36-57_ILCE-6000_DSC01982” by Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 2.0 This comes the day after Satterley performed at AEW’s pay-per-view event, All Out. He was found unresponsive in his car in Des Plaines, Illinois, and was pronounced dead at […]
Excitement is building among Newcastle United fans, six weeks after the club announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the 260-acre Woolsington Hall estate for a proposed £190m training and performance complex. Subject to planning permission, the club hopes the men’s first team will move to the site for the 2029–30 season. A […]
