Posts Tagged "Sunderland"

December had just begun and Sunderland were truly down in the dumps. Since the start of the 2011-12 English Premier League season, they’d managed just two wins – one coming against a last-placed Bolton.

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Stakes are high in the battle at the bottom of the EPL, with 18th up against 19th in what looks one of the most intriguing fixtures of the weekend with Sunderland and Blackburn both needing points. Join us for a live blog from 12.30am AEDT.

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Since English football’s first championship season in 1888/89, there have been 23 different winners of the title known until 1992 as the 1st Division championship, and from 1993 onwards, the Premiership.

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Heavy snow and freezing temperatures wreaked havoc with the English Premier League on Saturday, all but wiping out the fixture list and putting the title race on ice.

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Chelsea’s lead at the top of the English Premier League was slashed to two points after Arsenal took advantage of the Blues’ shock 3-0 loss to Sunderland with a hard-fought win over Everton.

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Manchester United’s draw to Sunderland on Saturday marked their third draw of the Premier League season, all of which have come from away fixtures.

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This season has been a phenomenal one for Sunderland’s Darren Bent, who’s managed 24 goals in 36 games for a mid-table club. The striker is looking to add to his tally against Manchester United this weekend as he eyes the Golden Boot.

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Mike Jones is not a name many people will recognise and after his blunder gifted Sunderland an unexpected 1-0 win over Liverpool, it’s a name we will probably no longer hear in top flight football.

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I have always been supportive of the referees. They have a very tough job, but it would seem they want to make it even harder on themselves with news this week that the Referees’ Union is considering taking legal action against Sir Alex Ferguson for his defamation of Alan Wiley in saying that he is [...]

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Two years ago on Friday, football lost one of its truly dedicated servants, a legendary figure as a player and later a globetrotting manager: Ian Porterfield. The man who scored the winner for Sunderland in their sensational FA Cup win of 1973 and worked as a manager on four different continents had lost his battle [...]

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Lucas Neill’s agent has strongly denied the Socceroos captain is yet to settle his future because he is motivated by money, revealing his client has already turned down one “absolutely phenomenal” offer.

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No fewer than ten clubs could be scrapping to avoid relegation from the Premier League next season in what promises to be the hardest battle ever fought to stay in the English topflight.

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It’s a favourite slur among football supporters where strong rivalries go. Newcastle are now a division below Sunderland for the first time since 1990-91.

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Socceroos captain Lucas Neill is talking with English Premier League club Sunderland as the new season looms next week.

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England striker Darren Bent found himself in hot water after apparently using internet networking site Twitter to blast Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for failing to rubber-stamp his proposed move to Sunderland.

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One is known for its great past and the passion the fans have for the club, another is known for playing in one of the best stadiums in the United Kingdom, while the last one is known for its state-of-the-art youth facility and for having one of the best chairmen in the Premier League.

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English football’s ‘big four’ of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal were kept apart when the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was made here Sunday.

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Manchester United’s meeting with Tottenham will attract the biggest crowd while Liverpool’s derby clash is arguably the most enticing of this weekend’s FA Cup fourth round ties.

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Adelaide United – within the timeframe of a month – have announced that eight of its 23-man senior squad will no longer be under contract with the team after this season.

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Premier League leaders Liverpool will face city rivals Everton in the fourth round of the English FA Cup after the Merseyside teams were the first two clubs selected in Sunday’s draw.

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