Sunderland's Remarkable Rise: How Regis Le Bris Is Transforming the Black Cats' Premier League Journey

Sunderland's Remarkable Rise: How Regis Le Bris is Transforming the Black Cats' Premier League Journey

Sunderland are defying expectations this season, but who is the manager behind their impressive Premier League start? Source

From Relegation to Resurgence: Sunderland’s Remarkable Rebuild

Few would have imagined Sunderland AFC being here today. After back-to-back relegations in 2017 and 2018, the club’s fall from grace felt endless. Fast-forward to October 2025, and the Black Cats are suddenly one of the Premier League’s brightest stories. Their recent 2–1 triumph over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which was reported by Softfootball, wasn’t just a win; it was a statement that Sunderland are no longer here to make up the numbers. C…

Can Sunderland qualify for Europe? How the Black Cats are defying the odds since promotion

Sunderland's 17 points so far is the most from a promoted side since Hull City in 2008-09 (20)

Bucking the Trend: How Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley Are All Threatening To Break Promoted Clubs’ Curse

Concerns that the Premier League was too strong for promoted clubs had developed in recent times, but Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley are on course to defy expectations in 2025-26. It was the 18th-century poet, Alexander Pope, who said, “blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” While he probably didn’t have the supporters of promoted Premier League clubs in the 21st century in mind when he wrote it, it’s a mentality …