Browsing: Sunderland

Jozy Altidore broke his goalscoring drought as the United States beat Nigeria 2-1 in the Americans’ final World Cup warm-up on US soil before heading to Brazil. Sunderland’s much-maligned striker — without a goal in 2014 — on Saturday netted in the…

Chelsea assistant manager Rui Faria had his stadium ban reduced by two matches after his appeal against the six-game suspension was partly upheld on Friday. Faria, who was sent off during Chelsea’s stormy Premier League defeat against Sunderland, will…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was fined £10,000 ($16,944, 12,221 euros) on Thursday after his sarcastic comments about the match officials following a shock defeat against Sunderland. Mourinho made a series of pointed remarks about referee Mike Dean…

After the seventh home defeat of a wretched Premier League campaign against Sunderland on Saturday, Manchester United will be desperate to make amends when they host Hull City on Tuesday. United last lost seven times at home in the 1973-74 season, when…

Louis van Gaal was served a timely reminder of the size of the re-building job facing the club’s next manager as Seb Larsson’s first-half goal secured Sunderland a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday. The result relegated Cardiff and Fulham while…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a charge of misconduct levelled against him by England’s governing Football Association following comments he made after the Premier League title-chasers shock loss to Sunderland. The Black Cats ended Mourinho…

Gus Poyet has insisted Sunderland still have plenty of work to do to secure their Premier League “miracle” by remaining in the English top flight when it seemed all hope had been lost. The north-east side climbed out of the bottom three for the first…

Gus Poyet insists home form is the key to bottom of the table Sunderland’s bid to remain in the Premier League. Three of the north-east side’s last four games are at home against teams around them in the battle to beat the drop, starting with Sunday…