Derby is much more than a game of football
Shields Gazette
|December 13, 2025
Few fixtures in English football carry the weight, history and raw emotion of Sunderland coming up against bitter rivals Newcastle United.
The derby is more than a game; it is a clash of identity, pride and generations-old loyalties that run through families, workplaces and entire communities.
Although they faced each other in the FA Cup almost two years ago, the club's had probably never been so far apart in terms of league status and development.
How that has changed in the last 23 months. Sunday's fixture, the first in the Premier League since 2016, feels like the real deal.
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