Sunderland Association Football Club (pronounced /ˈsʊndərlənd/) is an English professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear that competes in the Premier League. Since its formation in 1879, the club has won six First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936 and the FA Cup twice, in 1937 and 1973 (see Sunderland A.F.C. seasons).

The club was founded by schoolteacher James Allan and was elected into The Football League in 1890 where the team performed well in the league, earning plaudits such as a "wonderfully fine team".

The Sunderland team won their first FA Cup in 1937 with a 3–1 victory over Preston North End, and remained in the top league for 68 successive seasons, losing the record to Arsenal when they were relegated in 1958. Sunderland's most notable trophy win after the Second World War was their second FA Cup in 1973, when the club secured a 1–0 victory over Leeds United. The team has won the second tier title 5 times in that period and the third tier title once.

Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000 capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following redevelopment in 2000. Sunderland have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Newcastle United, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898. Now you can buy Sunderland Tickets for upcoming matches, some of the matches are schaduled as follows:

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Lahm strikes upbeat note

Philipp Lahm, Germany's 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ captain, insists the squad can cope with their mounting injury problems.

Coach Joachim Low has already been deprived of five players for the tournament, with Schalke defender Heiko Westermann the latest to be ruled out.

The withdrawal of Westermann, who broke his foot during Saturday's 3-0 friendly win over Hungary in Budapest, comes after injury had put paid to the hopes of goalkeeper Rene Adler, Simon Rolfes, Christian Trasch and, most importantly, skipper Michael Ballack.

Those injuries will hardly make Germany's task any easier - they are in a tough-looking group alongside Serbia, Ghana and Australia - but Lahm still believes the squad is strong enough to make an impact in South Africa.

"That we have lost players who are enormously important for us is a shame," said the Bayern Munich full-back, chosen as Low's captain in place of Ballack, at a press conference today.

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Muller's bike blow for Germany

Germany's rising star Thomas Muller was left needing stiches to a chin injury after falling off a mountain bike at his team's 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa training camp in northern Italy today. The 20-year-old forward, who won a domestic double with Bayern Munich in the 2009/10 season, fell from his bike as part of the team's training and was left with a cut knee and a gash on his chin, the German Football Federation (DFB) confirmed. He received stitches from team doctor Josef Schmitt, but the DFB stressed Mueller has no muscle or bone injuries after the crash in the Alps near Eppan.

The German team have been hit by a spate of injuries ahead of South Africa 2010, which starts on 11 June, with midfielders Christian Traesch and captain Michael Ballack both ruled out of the month-long tournament with ankle injuries. ticket4football.com provides fans with the facility to buy Germany World Cup Tickets online at cheaper price. Also Brazil World Cup Tickets, Spain World Cup Tickets , France World Cup Tickets and Paraguay World Cup Tickets are available at the same place, Other than world cup tickets ticket4football gives the facility to buy football tickets for other matches as well.

Ballack: I'll be back for Germany

Germany captain Michael Ballack insists his international career is not over, despite being forced to miss the FIFA World Cup™ due to injury.

Ballack picked up an ankle injury in the FA Cup final after being fouled by Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng and has been told he will not be able to play again for at least two months. That diagnosis ruled him out of the FIFA World Cup, but it will not bring his international career to an end at the age of 33.

"I won't let my international career come to an end because of a foul like this," he said. "I never said that I would retire after the World Cup. I want to continue playing at the highest level and I will consider things in calm over the next few weeks."

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Neuville announces retirement

Former Germany international Oliver Neuville has announced his retirement. The 37-year-old striker, who made 69 appearances for his country, brought the curtain down on an almost two-decade long career that has included two FIFA World Cup finals and saw him play in Bayer Leverkusen's 2002 UEFA Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

Neuville spent the past six years at Borussia Monchengladbach and will remain at the Bundesliga club as a youth-team coach. Now ticket4football.com provides fans with the facility to buy Germany World Cup Tickets online at cheaper price. Also Brazil World Cup Tickets, Spain World Cup Tickets , France World Cup Tickets and Paraguay World Cup Tickets are available at the same place, Other than world cup 2010 tickets ticket4football gives the facility to buy FA Cup final tickets and Champions league final tickets.

Beckenbauer warming to Van Gaal

Bayern Munich's honorary president Franz Beckenbauer admits he is warming to Louis van Gaal after he led his club to Bundesliga glory in his first season in charge. Beckenbauer had been one of Van Gaal's most vociferous critics when things were not going according to plan earlier this season. Bayern were struggling in the Bundesliga and on the brink of elimination from the UEFA Champions League as the pressure mounted on the Dutchman early in his reign, but a defeat for Juventus against Bordeaux and then Bayern's memorable 4-1 victory in Turin was the turning point in the campaign.

Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga and they are in the final of both the DFB-Pokal and Champions League and Beckenbauer has become one of Van Gaal's biggest fans. "I have got to say that I am warming to him," said the Kaiser in the Tz newspaper.

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Jendrisek to join Schalke

Schalke have signed Slovakia striker Erik Jendrisek from Kaiserslautern.

The 23-year-old will join the club on a three-year deal when his current deal expires in the summer. A statement on Schalke's official website read: "An international for World Cup participants Slovakia will soon play for Schalke. Erik Jendrisek, whose contract with Kaiserslautern runs out at the end of the season, is joining the Royal Blues."

Jendrisek's signing could pave the way for Kevin Kuranyi to leave Gelsenkirchen. Kuranyi, who has been in excellent form this season, has been heavily linked in the German press with a move to Dynamo Moscow. Jendrisek has scored 14 times in 29 games for Kaiserslautern so far this term to help the club secure promotion back to the top flight.

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