Liam Walton

God bless the band

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

🏆 Triumph of ‘37.

Introducing our 2026-27 hummel home shirt — available in-store and online at 8am BST tomorrow! 🔥

[Signature Entertainment 🎬 @SignatureEntUK]

Bigger. Bolder. More brutal than ever. Exclusively in cinemas from August 28, @NickNevern's 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution'. Head to Ibiza on the big screen for the Bank Holiday weekend. #RiseOfTheFootsoldier @CraigFairbrass

[England @England]

The #ThreeLions' best-ever World Cup finish on foreign soil 👊

[England @England]

What a half 🤯

England lead France 4-0 at the break! 👏

[Liam Walton @LiamSafc_]

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[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇦🇷 Argentine footballers holding up a banner: "The Malvinas Islands (Falklands) belong to Argentina."

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Roll on Wednesday.

[Emzel @Emzyl_]

This is literally Homelander, it’s not even banter anymore

[talkSPORT @talkSPORT]

England BEAT Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca and will face Norway in the World Cup quarter-final! 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

How far do YOU think Tuchel is taking the Three Lions? 👀

[England @England]

Iconic.

[T G J @thatguysjokes]

Tuchel: “Nothing silly lads we need to try and keep hold of this lead”

Quansah:

[OasisGallagherFan @OasisLGNGFan]

WHO'S CUTTING ONIONS

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCL: Sunderland reject £8m offer from Chelsea to sign Granit Xhaka. #SAFC told #CFC 33yo not for sale at any price. Stamford Bridge club felt bid fair but PL rivals viewed as unacceptable + insist no further proposals will be entertained @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/NXHnJPkzL5

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

What a strike from Wilson Isidor! 🇭🇹

[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.”

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

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