Despite highs with Sunderland, Kevin Phillips spent most of his career below the elite, but yet still managed to grab one of their most illustrious prizes
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One of the finest players of his generation, as stated by Bill Shankly, Ivan Broadis would cut his teeth flying in the war before becoming a footballer
In a nation dominated by austerity, fans, more than ever, are reliant upon their football clubs as a means of escape. Not that it means much in Sunderland
This feature is part of Virtuoso Clive Mendonca was, just like the rest of his family, a Sunderland fan through and through. As a child he had stood on the terraces at…
Currently residing on 99 caps, the first of which came against Russia in March 2007 as a 73rd-minute substitute, Stephanie Jayne Houghton is preparing to join an array of legends in reaching…
This feature is part of Duology There have been few darker moments at the Stadium of Light than when, on 21 April 2018, Sunderland were relegated to the third tier of the…
Ghana has come to the end of its own golden era in football. Over the past two decades, they’ve boasted world-class players and been guided by well-known managers, and Asamoah Gyan represents…
IMAGINE MANUEL NEUER plucking the ball out of the air, dropping his shoulder into the onrushing centre-forward, dribbling basketball-style downfield, then rocketing a shot from the halfway line. Bit far-fetched? Back in…
ON 18 APRIL 1936, Sunderland were crowned First Division champions for the sixth time in their history by defeating Huddersfield Town by four goals to three. Most fans present would have struggled…
The boy has wisdom beyond his years. “You learn more about yourself in the tough times than you do in the good times,” says James McClean. Less a boy now at 27-years-old,…
There’s a wonderful simplicity that characterises Jermain Defoe’s career: a love of playing and a love of scoring goals. It sounds faintly ludicrous – a Premier League striker driven by the desire…
They are there for all to see; the burning intensity of the glare, the endless cavern of passion, and the relentless desire that seems to give an advantage in any confrontation. They’re ever-present in the sublime, the ludicrous,…