Paris Saint-Germain can be crowned Ligue 1 champions on Wednesday for a record-extending 12th time.
Atletico Madrid forward Memphis Depay has attracted strong criticism after making comments to Dutch media outlet NOS Nieuws. The former Barcelona and Manchester United man defended former teammate Quincy Promes, who was recently convicted of drug trafficking in the Netherlands.
Sunderland slipped to a fifth successive defeat in the Championship, with Leicester winning 1-0 at the Stadium of Light. An early Jamie Vardy goal decided it, but Sunderland put in a good performance and deserved something from the game.
Mike Dodds believes Chris Rigg is close to getting his first Championship star, saying he has increased his ‘intensity’ in training of late. The 16-year-old is one of the top young talents in the country, and he has already started in the EFL Cup this season.
How typical of Sunderland. Just when you think things could only get better, they immediately got worse. Sunderland sank to a third defeat in a row, this time at the Stadium of Light against Swansea, but in truth they beat themselves more than anything. A totally horrendous first half showing was embarrassing for everyone.
Many have asked what would Sunderland do without Jack Clarke this season, and it seems we may be about to find out. The winger has been an ever-present in the Championship this season, although he is reportedly facing a couple of weeks out with a foot problem.
Sunderland battled back from a goal down and a sloppy first half to carve out an ultimately impressive 3-1 win over Plymouth. It was certainly a game of two halves, but in the good way, the generally un-Sunderland way of winning a game after a poor first half rather than losing it after a good first half.
Eliezer Mayenda has asked Sunderland fans to be patient with the young players the club brought in last summer. Mayenda was one of more than half a dozen of players aged just 20-years-old or younger who arrived on Wearside alongside Jobe Bellingham, Hemir, Nectarios Triantis, Jenson Seelt, Timothee Pembele and Adil Aouchiche.
Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie says new arrival Romain Faivre has quickly impressed. Signed in the summer, the midfielder joined the Cherries last month having been on-loan with Lorient.
Sunderland Under-21s coach John Hewitson has backed Adil Aouchiche to make a first team breakthrough after an impressive showing in the Premier League Cup.
Michael Beale says he has no concerns about the numbers or variety of his midfield options at Sunderland. Beale inverted the midfield for the win against Stoke, changing it from a double pivot and number ten to a flatter three with Dan Neil sat deeper.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are ready to pay €80 million to sign Bayern Munich full-back Alphonso Davies, a target for Real Madrid. Man City are reportedly interested in Alphonso Davies, according to a report by the Spanish publication Fichajes.
It’s often been said that no club in football shoots themselves in the foot like Sunderland. It’s not without reason either. Generally speaking that has always made it hard to relax as a supporter, and even harder to trust.
It’s feeling very difficult to get a read on Sunderland right now, isn’t it? They’re doing things and making decisions that make next to no sense at all and proving no one wrong after they do.
It didn’t take us very long to get here, did it? After just seven games, there are already chants from Sunderland fans calling for Michael Beale to be sacked.
When you’re writing about Sunderland or any football in general really, it’s ultimately a simple enough thing. You take your carefully considered opinion, do some analysis, and present some facts to support it.
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Vito Mannone says Aaron Ramsdale should push to leave in January. Ramsdale has found himself relegated to backup for David Raya, just as Mannone did at the Gunners behind Wojciech Szceszny.
Lorient coach Regis Le Bris drew positives from Benjamin Mendy in defeat to Olympique Marseille on Sunday. OM won 4-2 at Lorient, with former Manchester City defender Mendy scoring on his first start for his new club.
Jobe Bellingham, brother of Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, had a goal ruled out in what is perhaps one of the worst offside decisions you’ll see. The Sunderland star had the ball in the back of the goal against West Brom but the goal was chalked off by the linesman.
While opposition managers and defenders are seemingly having a pretty easy time of predicting what Sunderland are going to be doing, it’s getting harder to predict a line-up.
That time has come again. If you’re a Sunderland fan, it happens every year, without fail. It’s the time to choose whether you think a head coach should be sacked or not.
Andre Onana has said that Manchester United teammate Alejandro Garnacho should not be punished for his use of gorilla emojis in a recent social media post.
Alejandro Garnacho is reportedly facing a possible ban for a post he put up on his social media. That’s according to a recent report from the Manchester Evening News, who claims the young attacker is facing disciplinary action for a post that could be deemed to have racist connotations.
Lyon midfielder Romain Faivre has all but signed for Premier League side Bournemouth. Per Sky Sports, the Cherries are paying 12.8 million to secure the young attacker.
Kylian Mbappe scored one of the most bizarre goals of the season during Paris Saint-Germain's home loss to Lorient on Sunday. It came in the 29th minute moments after Lorient keeper Yvon Mvogo had deliberately dropped the ball on the ground to take a free-kick.
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