SUNDERLAND brought their trip to Portugal to an end with a 1-1 draw against Vitoria de Setubal, but at least manager Roy Keane managed to watch the entire game from the bench following his sending off against Sporting Lisbon last weekend.
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SUNDERLAND’S first pre-season friendly against Sporting Lisbon ended in a victory and plenty of acrimony as Michael Chopra and Roy Keane were both sent off following a heated second half.
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THE huge roar which greeted the award of an injury-time corner demonstrated how much expectations have been raised at the Stadium of Light this season. What came before and after showed how much there is still to do.
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THE end of a difficult and gruelling season is in sight for the players, but for many so too is the end of their Sunderland careers, writes LUKE EDWARDS.
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THE glass of champagne remained un-sipped at the bar and the back-slapping never really started. The sense of satisfaction was short-lived and the celebrations were muted and brief. Welcome to Roy Keane’s Premier League survival party.
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IN football, as in life, timing is everything and never was that better illustrated than in this, Newcastle United’s all-too-routine 49th Tyne-Wear derby league victory.
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FA Premier Academy League group winners Sunderland confirmed their superiority over runners-up Nottingham Forest with a 6-1 win at the Academy of Light on Saturday.
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ROSS Wallace returned to action for Sunderland’s reserves last night as an experienced Black Cats side went down at Manchester City.
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GROUP winners Sunderland had to show quality in the face of fierce opposition to come from behind twice before finally grabbing a last-minute winner in their penultimate league game at Sheffield yesterday.
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JUST when you thought it was safe to look at the Premier League table again, Sunderland rediscover the art of self-destruction.
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SUNDERLAND clinched their FA Premier Academy League group title after beating West Brom at home on Saturday.
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IT is difficult to say which is more unusual for the first weekend in April – the snow which fell over London on Sunday morning or the fact Sunderland have all but secured their Premier League safety with weeks to spare.
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A YOUNG Sunderland reserves side was well beaten by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium last night.
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ROY Keane likes to minimise his responsibilities as Sunderland manager but one role he has added to his job description is that of history teacher.
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EASTER is traditionally when football sorts the men from the boys in its various promotion, relegation and title races.more
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IF John Terry thinks the last time he scored for Chelsea seems a long time ago, he should try being a Sunderland player. Most of the present Black Cats squad had not even joined by September 20, 2006, but those that had were part of a club threatening to hit the depths.
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SUNDERLAND were cruelly knocked out of the FA Youth Cup at Eastlands last night, despite almost reaping their reward from a valiant, attack-minded effort to claw back a 2-0 deficit from the home leg of their semi-final.
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AS reluctant as anyone is at Sunderland to admit relegation is a possibility, chairman Niall Quinn has revealed he has a plan in place should that disaster happen.
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IF the FA Youth Cup is all about giving youngsters a footballing education, Sunderland were handed a harsh lesson in their first semi-final for 26 years.
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