Jacob

[Jacob @afrojacobc]

Wonder if every team has their own Henderson comp

[2000s Football ⚽ @00sFootb4ll]

24 years since Juan Sebastián Verón's disasterclass vs England at the 2002 World Cup 🇦🇷❌

[War Monitor Clips @WarMonitorClips]

Man dodges arrows in shootout between tribes, Papua New Guinea 2025

[vinny🇪🇺 @vinny_brand2]

bruno guimaraes vs sunderland 14th december 2025

[Jacob @afrojacobc]

Posts like this make me doubt he can podcast due to his low cortisol levels. Viva La Onion

[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]

WE'RE ALL GOING ON A EUROPEAN TOUR 🌍

[New York Post @nypost]

Burned-out Gen Z and millennials are taking 'mini retirements' as a break from the demanding rat race: 'I wanted to feel freedom again' https://t.co/yriZEfElNv

[Eze Talks Sports @EzeTalksSports]

My favourite David Haye moment🤣🤣🤣

[Jacob @afrojacobc]

Of all of these, Powers Hail Mary got to be the worst

[JH @Jhouns1991]

10 years flirting with relegation, successive drops, watching teams stick 11 men behind the ball, opposition players doing the Shearer celebration, Gillingham away, Max Powers shot, Jack Rodwell - give me them Wednesday nights in Romania immediately

[Wilson @WilsonTball]

Rookie numbers

[JS🪵 @jaacknffc]

Just seen somebody say “Vincent Del Boshque”😭😭😭

[N8 @Vararse_]

@548V2 https://t.co/wjiuHohslp

[John @Ramma_____]

It was minute 17 at home to Bromley when Bruno won a throw in

[Sunderland AFC @SunderlandAFC]

VICTORY AT ST. JAMES' PARK 😍

#NEWSUN

[James Jelly @JimmyJelly88]

Jokes 🤣🤣

[Jacob @afrojacobc]

Stinks of Darius vassell

[Josh @joshpearson180]

Shite

Give us a remake of these beauties with the numbers on the front, perfection! 🤩

[Wade @WadeSAFC]

Hats off to whatever ballsy cunt has painted this in Newcastle hahahaha