Callum 17

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@toon_adam1986 @David_Ornstein @TheAthleticFC Cheers for the traditional 6 points sunshine

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@toon_adam1986 @David_Ornstein @TheAthleticFC Cheers for the traditional 6 points sunshine

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @muxsin2003]

On a separate note, Purple Aki in any other era would be a Loch Ness monster type myth, imagine trying to tell someone there is a random 6’5 black guy who randomly pops up in different cities in England just to squeeze people’s muscles without sounding like a deluded racist

[RK☄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @mygoatiswashed]

2am - Haiti vs Scotland

5am - Australia vs Turkey

6pm - Germany vs Curacao

9pm - Netherlands vs Japan

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@Tips_Bible South Africa more than likely have a tendency of allowing the opposition to kick off given they win a coin toss

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@Capt_Fishpaste @davis0688 Have you been before captain?

[Rhys @RhysDavies54]

The far left will always blow my mind, how are you counter protesting after a migrant has just tried chopping a blokes head off in the street????

[RP @Neville37]

Please can we not have morons in the boozers asking for him to be dropped after the first couple of games. Happens every tournament. He’s the best player to have ever worn the England shirt.

[Ian Greenfield @igfield73]

@FBAwayDays Dead easy to run through the till mind.

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@FTBLToonBen @alfievans @WesleyA78521123 And the goal posts have been moved again😂😂😂😂

[Mitch Moylan @MitchMoylan]

He’s come a long way from dealing drugs at Failsafe gigs

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Real Betis Balompié @RealBetis_en]

Legends say that every time Real Betis and Sunderland face each other in pre-season, both teams go on to qualify for European competition.

Congratulations, @SunderlandAFC! 🤝

[Cliffy FTM @Cliffy_06]

Hahahahahaha

[joe @Marshy_SAFC]

what a trilogy

[WTF Sunderland Podcast @WTFSunlunPod]

For those no longer with us, that was for you ❤️🤍

#SAFC

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

Can’t help falling in love with you, Granit ❤️

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

EUROPA LEAGUE FOOTBALL IS COMING TO SUNDERLAND!

[Callum 17 @Callumsafc17]

@simon_gibbins @secondtierpod 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂