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Michael Graham

Michael Graham

Joined: Sep 15, 2022

Michael Graham is a professional sports writer with more than ten years of industry experience. After pursuing football writing by helping establish the Roker Report Sunderland AFC fansite, Michael moved to Planet Sport to cover football.  Michael has since worked on many of the sports sites within the Planet Sport network, including Football365, TEAMtalk and Planet Football before leaving to join 90min. As well as football, Michael is an accomplished tennis writer and has been regularly featured on Tennishead, TennisBuzz and Tennis365. It is football that is his first love, though, with Sunderland AFC his particular passion.  Contact: michael@buzzpublishing.co.uk

Don Goodman: 'Michael Beale took away what we loved about Sunderland, but he's not to blame'
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Don Goodman: 'Michael Beale took away what we loved about Sunderland, but he's not to blame'

Top EFL Sky Sports expert Don Goodman is as staggered as anyone at the way Sunderland have sabotaged their own season.

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Sunderland hierarchy have made them an 'unattractive club' to coaches, says former star
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Sunderland hierarchy have made them an 'unattractive club' to coaches, says former star

Former Sunderland striker Don Goodman has not held back in his criticism of the people running the club after a season of total debacle.

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Huge club' Sunderland the 'perfect place' for Jobe Bellingham development
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Huge club' Sunderland the 'perfect place' for Jobe Bellingham development

Jobe Bellingham has a name that will always attract attention, but he has been told that Sunderland is the right place for him.

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Sunderland man blasts Black Cats strikers for ‘making it too easy’ for defenders
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Sunderland man blasts Black Cats strikers for ‘making it too easy’ for defenders

Sunderland have an obvious striker problem, and one former Black Cats centre forward thinks both the players and club have to share the blame.

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Mike Dodds says Sunderland fans should be 'hugely encouraged' despite latest defeat
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Mike Dodds says Sunderland fans should be 'hugely encouraged' despite latest defeat

It was another defeat for Sunderland, but head coach Mike Dodds is picking out the positives - of which he saw many.

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How good was Chris Rigg?! Player ratings as Sunderland slip to unfortunate defeat
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How good was Chris Rigg?! Player ratings as Sunderland slip to unfortunate defeat

How did the Sunderland players perform in their unlucky defeat to league leaders Leicester?

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'Amazing' Sunderland fans deserve Premier League return, says Paolo Di Canio
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'Amazing' Sunderland fans deserve Premier League return, says Paolo Di Canio

Paolo Di Canio was not always a popular figure at Sunderland, although the supporters clearly left a big impression on him.

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Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest 'looking at' Sunderland stopper
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Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest 'looking at' Sunderland stopper

Sunderland may have a decision to make on goalkeeper Anthony Patterson this summer with Premier League vultures starting to circle.

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Sunderland coach says he's been dealt a 'massively different hand' this time around
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Sunderland coach says he's been dealt a 'massively different hand' this time around

Sunderland interim head coach Mike Dodds has asked supporters to consider the injury situation before judging his side too harshly.

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Chris Rigg to start as one of four changes? Sunderland predicted line-up vs Leicester
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Chris Rigg to start as one of four changes? Sunderland predicted line-up vs Leicester

Sunderland probably just need to try something different now, so will they do that against Leicester?

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Mike Dodds: 'I want to prove I’m good enough for permanent Sunderland role'
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Mike Dodds: 'I want to prove I’m good enough for permanent Sunderland role'

Sunderland will appoint a new head coach in the summer, and Mike Dodds has admitted he wants to force himself into the conversation.

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'I won't select them' - Sunderland boss delivers message to any 'complacent' players
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'I won't select them' - Sunderland boss delivers message to any 'complacent' players

Sunderland may look well and truly out of the play-off picture, but Mike Dodds has a message for any player who acts like there is nothing to play for.

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