ESPN Soccernet - Correspondents











Latest News Johnson backs Di Canio 'discipline' Carlisle hits out at Di Canio's criticism of the PFA Di Canio blasts Sunderland players Tottenham 1-0 Sunderland Di Canio: I saved Sunderland from the drop Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland: Preview Vaughan: No such thing as a Gareth Bale off-day Sunderland's Di Canio eyes six signings Di Canio threatens to cut short holidays Sunderland boss Di Canio defends draws

November 13, 2009

Black Cats turn into Three Lions

Posted by on 11/13/2009

Darren Bent's inclusion in Fabio Capello's England squad raised a few eyebrows in the national press but it won't have surprised anyone in Sunderland.

After eight goals in 12 Premier League appearances and the leading English goalscorer, it was becoming increasingly difficult for Capello to ignore the in-form striker.

However, his place on the plane to South Africa is far from guaranteed. But, could Sunderland have more than just one English player on his way to the World Cup?

Continue reading "Black Cats turn into Three Lions"

About

Lars Knutsen was born in Sunderland of Norwegian parents across the Wear from the SSOL back when shipbuilding not car manufacture was the city’s main industry. His first game was in 1968 and he has followed the Black Cats since then, with great memories of the 1973 FA Cup. He hopes the “yo-yo” days are over and defines supporting a team by whether the result affects your mood (but maybe not in the way portrayed in the book “Fever Pitch”!) so has been cheerful recently. He endured school in Newc**tle, has a Ph.D. in Chemistry, a Professorship at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and works in the Pharma industry as a consultant Medicinal Chemist.

RSS feed