Coleman left Sunderland at the end of the seasonThe Welshman replaces Manuel Pellegrini at HebeiFormer Wales and Sunderland manager Chris Coleman is the new manager of Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune, according to the club’s Weibo page. C…
Coleman left Sunderland at the end of the seasonThe Welshman replaces Manuel Pellegrini at HebeiFormer Wales and Sunderland manager Chris Coleman is the new manager of Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune, according to the club’s Weibo page. C…
• Stewart Donald likely to go to arbitration by 11 June• Women’s side likely to have to start season in third tierSunderland’s new owner, Stewart Donald, has voiced concern for the fate of his club’s women’s team and indicated that Melanie Copeland and…
• 41-year-old joins club after guiding St Mirren to promotion• ‘To help realise [club’s] potential fills me with excitement’Jack Ross has been appointed Sunderland’s new manager on a two-year deal. The 41-year-old who guided St Mirren to promotion was …
• ‘We’ve agreed terms with our man,’ says owner Stewart Donald• St Mirren chairman alleges Sunderland went behind their backsJack Ross is set to become Sunderland’s manager, with confirmation of his move south from St Mirren expected by Thursday evenin…
• Stewart Donald confirms takeover and that club now debt-free• ‘I wouldn’t rule out potentially talking to Chris’ says DonaldSunderland’s new owner Stewart Donald has raised the startling possibility of Chris Coleman potentially returning as manager a…
Following a split from their male counterparts’ club, players do not yet know what division they will be playing in next season, but opponents Yeovil have reasons for optimismShortly after the final whistle blew, Yeovil Town’s manager stood in the midd…
The week in football – also featuring: Massimo Cellino, Mo Salah and sending hugs to fans Related: Sunderland sold by Ellis Short as Chris Coleman is sacked Continue reading…
Former insurance man may not have Ellis Short’s cash but he has football knowledge after his time at EastleighThe wealth of Stewart Donald, the prospective new owner of Sunderland, does not come close to the outgoing billionaire Ellis Short but he does…
• Sunderland sack manager Chris Coleman after relegation• Club sold to group led by Stewart Donald, chairman of EastleighChris Coleman has left Sunderland and the chairman Ellis Short has agreed to sell the club on a dramatic day at the Stadium of Ligh…
For Fulham, overcoming a team condemned to playing in League One next season was supposed to be the easy part. Nothing felt straightforward on a night of tension, however, and if Neil Warnock was watching this game on television, he will no doubt have …
From the anonymous to the calamitous via the odd decent buy, the full list of players brought in under Ellis Short’s sorry reignThese are all the transfers/seasons that post-date May 2009 when Ellis Short assumed full control of Sunderland. Short did t…
Sunderland’s rapid fall into the third tier has left a proud club on its knees and in need of reconstructive surgery. But how did it happen and what are the options?Last November the man who led Wales to the Euro 2016 semi-finals became Sunderland’s ni…
The club’s drop to the third tier is far worse than that of 1987 and for many locals it got to the point where staying in the pub become more appealing than going to the Stadium of LightThe King’s Arms perches on the south bank of the Wear behind the w…
Hostile chants of: “Are you watching Ellis Short?” echoed around the ground as late goals from Darren Bent and Liam Boyce consigned Sunderland to a second successive relegation while offering Burton an, albeit extremely frayed, Championship lifeline.As…
Eriksson scores only goal as Chelsea survive late scareStanway nets twice in Manchester City victoryChelsea maintained their three-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Women’s Super League thanks to a 1-0 win at Everton. The leaders held t…
• Supporters seek to gloat over rivals’ plight at Stadium of Light• Sunderland to have no cash turnstiles for final gamesSunderland have taken discreet steps to prevent gleeful Newcastle fans from turning up at the Stadium of Light and mocking Chris Co…
You can see what the Sunderland manager is getting at when he jokes about the club’s new recipe for success just doing the opposite of what they have done in the past five yearsIf we had to slap a name on this era in football, we could do worse than th…
Black Cats beaten at home by Sheffield WednesdayYeovil hammer Coventry 6-2, Accrington win again• Any hope garnered by Sunderland from their Good Friday win over Derby vanished at the Stadium of Light on Easter Monday as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat to…
• Striker’s 90th-minute goal levels tie at 2-2 against Sunderland• City face Chelsea after 4-2 extra-time win; Everton play ArsenalManchester City looked to be heading out of the Women’s FA Cup until Jane Ross scored a 90th-minute equaliser agains…
