4 - Following Nilson Angulo's strike for Ecuador vs Germany, four different Sunderland players have now scored at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with only PSG having more individual scorers at the tournament (6).
Ha'way.
No red card for this but a red card and 3 game ban for Dan Ballard for touching someone’s hair. Same ref too by the way 😂😂 games absolutely fucked. #SAFC
Just seen Dan Ballard was sent off for this accidental hair pull. What on earth has football become. You now have an advantage if you have long hair 🤦🏻♂️
🇫🇷 Nordi Mukiele:
🗣️ “I have to say a big thank you to Granit because he explained to me everything, exactly what they wanted to do (at Sunderland).
And it has happened. I made the decision to come here and I am proud and happy about it. He convinced me it was a good project. Exactly everything he’s said would happen, has happened.”
🇨🇭 Granit Xhaka:
🗣️ “We took a big step from Leverkusen. Everyone knows what we did there, winning nearly everything, and it was a big step to come from a Champions League team to a newly promoted side.
But I had a gut feeling and sometimes the feeling is better than anything else. When the club asked me ‘who else could we bring?’ my first thought was Nordi. I spoke with him and thank god he listened. I just didn’t know he could score so much, he never did it in Leverkusen!”
#SAFC 🐈⬛
🗣️ “The team are starting to believe we can achieve special things this season.
🗣️ “Let’s try and catch as many points as we can in the last 6 games, why not? Let’s see where we are at the end!”