As World Book Day reached its 20th anniversary, the Foundation of Light celebrated at the Stadium of Light. More than 120 pupils from across the North East were invited to the home of the Black Cats where they took part in activities and challenges using the power of football to […]
Newcastle Falcons second-row Calum Green thinks the current England pathway for young English players to go on and play for the senior team is a realistic one. Green, who has played for England U16’s and U20’s and finished fourth at the U20 Junior World Cup in 2010, hasn’t got one […]
Seaham Coasts coach David Harding and compere Mal Robinson are to host a fundraising event for local youth football clubs, with a special guest appearance from Mark Clattenburg, one of Premier League’s top referees. The event, which will be held at Sunderland Masonic on March 2nd, will hope to raise […]
A North East footballer will be swapping her goalkeeper gloves for a three month spell in Ghana later this year. Helen Alderson, 27, will be jetting off to the African nation in March to undertake work surrounding human rights in rural areas after being inspired by a friend who did […]
The Sunderland Football Club mascots have been entertaining families during half term. The Club’s Samson and Delilah visited The Bridges Shopping Centre on Friday as part of a city-wide tour. Selina Deeney, Deputy Marketing Manager at Sunderland AFC, said: “We are out all of half-term week in Sunderland with Samson […]
Just 9 months ago, Claudio Ranieri represented everything we love about football but last night became victim of everything that is worrying about the sport. After Leicester City narrowly avoided relegation in 2015, Ranieri took over from Nigel Pearson and set about making history, culminating in the Premier League title on 7 May 2016. […]
15 year old Jackson Page stole the headlines at last week’s Welsh Open making it to the third round and banking a cool £3500 in the process. One of the professionals he beat along the way was Gateshead’s John Astley who was impressed with the schoolboy’s performance. “You would expect that […]
Jobs are in danger at Sunderland AFC as the club begins to undertake a realignment of its “organisational structure”. A statement released by the Black Cats read: that following a review of the club’s business operations, there will be a “reduction of the club’s workforce”. The aim of this reduction […]
In a week in which former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan was warned by the United Arab Emirates Football Association after being found guilty of having ‘unethical hair’, we look at the questionable barnets of past and present North East players. Gyan, who played 34 times for the Black cats, was […]
Newcastle Benfield will hold a second event on Wednesday March 22 to help fund the Freeman Hospital’s fight against cancer. Newcastle’s game against Sunderland RCA will be a free entry event, with a raffle being held and referee Lucy Oliver has already announced she will be donating her match fee […]