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Sunderland have confirmed that Ricky Sbragia has been
appointed as the club's chief scout.
Sbragia will takes up his new post this week.
Commenting on the appointment Black Cats boss Steve Br…

Steve Bruce has given the strongest indication yet that Marton
Fulop could return to face Benfica.
Hungarian Fulop has trained fully with the squad over the last
two days and is likely to do so again …

Carlos Edwards says Sunderland did well to overcome a tough
playing surface and difficult opponents to win at Portimonense.
The Portuguese hosts gave the Black Cats a tough time as Steve
Bruce took th…

Steve Bruce has been working his players hard during the fourth
day of the club's trip to the Algarve.
The players reported for breakfast at 8am sharp before moving to
the training ground, where t…

Steve Bruce has today confirmed that the Club has pulled out of a
proposed deal to bring Peter Crouch to the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland had agreed a fee with Portsmouth for the striker and
favourabl…

In the media scrum surrounding Peter Crouch's future, the
Northern Echo carries sage words from the striker's agent this
morning.
Responding to speculation of a £90,000-a-week demand from…

Sunderland fans wanting to see the Lads in action this weekend
are advised that general sale tickets close today (Tuesday 21st
July) at 5pm.
Tickets for both games are priced at £32 and can be bo…

A number of the Sunderland squad took advantage of an afternoon
off today to try their hand at a round of golf at the club's
Portugal HQ.
A delegation – including keen golfer Teemu Tainio – left t…

In a particularly active few days on the grapevine, a new name has
been linked with a move to the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland were 'stunned' on Friday night to find a
£5million price tag…

Keith Bertschin says his reserve side's 4-1 defeat at
Gateshead was a useful learning experience for some
of his young players.
The Tynesiders – promoted to the top level of non-lea…

Safc.com presents a photo gallery from the 1-0 win over
Portimonense at the Stadio Municipal de Portimao.
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here to access the images.
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Safc.com was on the training ground as Steve Bruce put his
players through their paces on the Algarve.

Click here to access the exclusive photo gallery.
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Manager Steve Bruce was left to reflect on a useful night's
work following his side's 1-0 win over Portuguese outfit
Portimonense.
Carlos Edwards' second-half goal was enough to seal
…

Portimonense 0 Sunderland 1
Stu Vose
A lone second-half goal from Carlos Edwards proved enough as
Sunderland saw off a tough challenge from their Portuguese
hosts.
The home side played some decent fo…

SAFC.com Editor Stu Vose presents live minute-by-minute text
updates from the Estadio Municipal de Portimao as SAFC take on
Portimonense.

FULL TIME – Portimonense 0 Sunderland 1. 
It's a na…

Steve Bruce has named his side for tonight's friendly
against Portimonense at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao.

Martyn Waghorn – impressive against Darlington – replaces Kieran
Richardson, whil…

SAFC TV caught up with manager Steve Bruce and goalkeeper Marton
Fulop earlier today as we got their thoughts on the trip to
Portugal.
As well as reflecting on training, Bruce also looks ahead to
toni…

Steve Bruce and his Black Cats face a challenge of a very
different type tonight when they travel to Portimao, Portugal.
The Lads will swap Darlington and their rain-lashed Northern
Echo Arena home fo…

There's only one place to be for all the latest from the
pre-season trip to Portugal – safc.com.
Our team are with the squad at their secluded training base for
the duration of the trip – then we&…

Black Cats defender Paul McShane faces a long lay-off after the
club received the results of a scan on his injured knee.
McShane, 23, limped out of Thursday's 4-0 win over
Darlington shortly after…