There is an appealing sense of history surrounding Sunderland’s Europa League journey to Portugal to meet Torreense on Thursday evening. Their previous competitive match in Europe came 53 years ago, when the FA Cup holders, then playing in the Second Division, faced Sporting in Lisbon in the return leg of a European Cup Winners’ Cup […]
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Sunderland midfielder and Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka says he has been given a suspended penalty of 150,000 Swiss francs (£136,000) after acquiring a fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination certificate. The 34-year-old allegedly obtained the document in 2022, when it was required in Switzerland for certain international journeys. He said the punishment would remain suspended for two years […]
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Manchester City remained at the Premier League summit with a perfect five wins from five after defeating Sunderland 5-3 in a thrilling eight-goal encounter. Antoine Semenyo struck twice, scoring on either side of the interval, while Enzo Fernández, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland also found the net for City. Sunderland nevertheless caused the hosts plenty […]
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Sunderland and Crystal Palace became locked in a remarkable deadline-day battle for Malick Fofana, which ended with the winger choosing a club-record £31m transfer from Lyon to the Stadium of Light. Early on Tuesday, the 21-year-old Belgian appeared ready to sign a five-year deal with Sunderland. However, Pierre Sage then tried to redirect the transfer. […]
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Sunderland are poised to win the race against Crystal Palace for Lyon winger Malick Fofana in a transfer worth 30 million euros (£25.7m). Sunderland reached an agreement before Palace submitted a rival offer, and the Black Cats are now expected to secure the 21-year-old Belgium international. The transfer is believed to have progressed to the […]
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Sunderland have completed the €10m (£8.6m) transfer of midfielder Jules Ahoka from Belgian club Royal Antwerp. The Black Cats confirmed that the 20-year-old DR Congo youth international has agreed to a long-term deal. Ahoka, who played in Antwerp’s opening two league fixtures of the season, said he was delighted and honoured to join Sunderland. He […]
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Chelsea and Sunderland are the only Premier League teams set to begin the 2026-27 campaign without a matchday sponsor on the front of their shirts. Chelsea maintain that front-of-shirt sponsorship talks often require considerable time, citing Manchester United’s agreement with TeamViewer as one of the limited comparable deals available. That partnership also involved lengthy negotiations. […]
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2026-27 Premier League Preview No. 19: Sunderland Predicted position from the writers: 14th (Note: this ranking reflects the average forecast from the panel rather than Louise Taylor’s individual view) Previous season’s position: 7th Prospects Following a seventh-place finish last season, Sunderland begin the new campaign with European football on their schedule for the first time […]
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Sunderland have reached an agreement worth £25.6m to recruit Toulouse left-back Dayann Methalie. The 20-year-old French defender is set to have a medical after the clubs verbally settled on an upfront payment of £23.9m, plus £1.7m in possible bonuses. Methalie featured 28 times for Toulouse in Ligue 1 last season and scored twice across his […]
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There is a widespread belief that newly promoted clubs surviving their first campaign are frequently relegated one year later, a trend commonly described as ‘second-season syndrome’. However, the evidence suggests it may not happen as often as assumed. Sunderland and Leeds became the 53rd and 54th promoted teams to retain their Premier League status last […]
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