Sunderland Fires Adam Johnson Over Sexual Abuse

England star Adam Johnson has been fired by Sunderland after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child in an ongoing court case. The English star might face a lengthy jail period if found guilty.

"In light of Adam Johnson's guilty pleas, the club has today terminated his contract with immediate effect," Sunderland said in a statement. "The club will make no further comment."

Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child, but denied two other charges, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday.

Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland: Watch The Goals& Highlights

           

Chelsea vs Sunderland Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Chelsea have won 18 and lost just two of their last 21 Barclays Premier League games against Sunderland.

Jose Mourinho's second spell in charge of Chelsea yielded a 60% Premier League win rate, compared to 71% during his first spell.

Chelsea have lost as many Premier League games this season (9) as in 2013-14 (6) and 2014-15 (3) combined.

Sunderland 0-1 Watford: Watch Odion Ighalo's Goal

                         

Premier League: Odion Ighalo Nets 10th EPL Goal Against Sunderland

Odion Ighalo has scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Sunderland. Ighalo is the all time leading goal scorer for Watford in top flight football.

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo hit the back of the net in the 4th minute of action against sunderland. Ahead of the match his coach Flores praised him and said he has been in superb form for the us this season scoring important goals that has shot the newly-promoted club to the top half of the Barclays Premier League standings.

Sunderland vs Watford Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six league matches against Watford (W4 D2).Coming into this season, Watford had won just three of their 38 Premier League away games but they have won three of seven so far in 2015-16.

The Black Cats haven’t won successive Premier League games at the Stadium of Light since May 2014. In fact, since that time they have won only six of 27 games on home soil (W6 D10 L11).

Troy Deeney has scored in five of his last six Premier League appearances, including the last four in a row – the first Watford player to score in four successive PL games.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Sunderland: Watch The Goal & Highlights

Everton 6-2 Sunderland: Watch The Goals & Highlights

Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham: Spurs Gets First Win In 5 Matches

Tottenham recorded their first Premier League win of the new season after Ryan Mason's late strike gave Mauricio Pochettino's side a 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light that sent Sunderland bottom.

The two sides came into the match placed 17th and 19th in the table and their lack of confidence showed in a disappointing match on Sunday.

The home side produced a spirited performance and had the best of the chances when former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe hit the post in the first half.

Leicester 4-2 Sunderland: Former Chelsea Coach In Dream EPL Start

Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City ran riot against Sunderland in their Premier League opener at the King Power Stadium.

Claudio Ranieri enjoyed a dream start to his Leicester City tenure, Riyad Mahrez starring in a 4-2 win over Sunderland on the Italian's return to the Premier League.

Former Chelsea boss Ranieri got his first season back in England since 2004 up and running with a comprehensive success against a ragged Sunderland outfit with Jamie Vardy and Marc Albrighton also on song.

Sex Scandal: Adam Johnson's Underage Sex Trial Postponed To 2016

Adam Johnson's trial over allegations of underage sex with a minor has been delayed until 2016.

The 28-year-old's hearing over legal and administrative matters took place at Durnham crown court on Monday ahead of the originally scheduled trial start date of August 24 before a new date of February 10 was agreed.

The Sunderland winger was charged with three counts of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 and one of sexual grooming in April and will now stand trial at Bradford crown court.

Third-Tier American Club Sacramento Republic Shock Sunderland

Sunderland suffered a shock loss to American club Sacramento Republic in a friendly. Third-tier American club Sacramento Republic stunned Sunderland 1-0 in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday.
Cameron Iwasa struck a 58th-minute winner for the United Soccer League club at Bonney Field in California.

Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat started the likes of John O'Shea, Wes Brown, Lee Cattermole, Jack Rodwell, Sebastian Larsson, Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher.

But they were only able to break even throughout the first half, although they were perhaps unlucky not to be ahead.

We Want Dick Advocaat To Stay - Jermain Defoe

Dick Advocaat has guided Sunderland to safety and Jermain Defoe wants to see the Dutchman agree a new deal with the club. Jermain Defoe says Dick Advocaat has the backing of the whole Sunderland squad to stay on as head coach after steering the club to Premier League safety.

Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Arsenal secured Sunderland's top-flight status for another season, with Advocaat having earned 12 points from eight matches at the helm. The Dutchman's deal expires after the final game of the season at champions Chelsea and he expects a decision to be taken next week, with Defoe hoping the 67-year-old - who was in tears at the final whistle at the Emirates Stadium - sticks around.

"We Were Not Sharp Enough" - Arsene Wenger

Fatigue cost Arsenal in Wednesday's 0-0 draw with Sunderland that ended their pursuit of second place in the Premier League, manager Arsene Wenger has said. Arsenal could not break down a resilient rearguard display from Sunderland, who guaranteed their own top-flight status with the point.

While the draw was almost certainly good enough to secure third place and a spot in next season's Champions League group stages, it was a disappointing result for Wenger who said his side were tired from Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

ARSENAL vs SUNDERLAND: Dick Advocaat Eyes Point Against Arsenal

A draw at Arsenal will be enough for Sunderland to end a disappointing Premier League season on a high by avoiding relegation. Sunderland visit Arsenal on Wednesday needing just a point to confirm their Premier League survival.

Dick Advocaat's men missed the chance to make sure of their top-flight status for next season last Saturday as they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Leicester City. But the Wearside club still hold a three-point advantage over third-bottom Hull City and only require a draw at the Emirates Stadium to stay up.

SEX SCANDAL: Sunderland's Adam Johnson Arrested Over Sex Accusation With Under 16 School Girl

Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson has been suspended by the club after being arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16. The 27-year-old England international was due to travel with the rest of the squad to east Yorkshire on Monday afternoon for Tuesday night’s Barclays Premier League fixture at Hull.

A club statement said: “Sunderland AFC has confirmed that Adam Johnson has been suspended from the club, pending the outcome of a police investigation. No further comment will be made at the present time.”

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Southampton 8 Sunderland 0: Watch Gus Poyet's After Match Interview

              
                               What you would probably say when you get thrashed by 8 goals, lol.

WOW! 8 -0 Defeats Motivates Sunderland Players To Repay Ticket Fees To Fans

Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone wants to reimburse the club's travelling supporters, who witnessed Saturday's 8-0 mauling at Southampton. Guy Poyet's side were left licking their wounds after Southampton ran riot in Premier League action, racking up eight goals with the hosts' incisive attack supplemented by some woeful Wearside defending.

Southampton struck three times in the first half, while they added another five after the break as Ronald Koeman's men produced a club-record top-flight win and heaped further misery on their beleaguered opponents. The embarrassing defeat left Sunderland hovering just a point above the relegation zone, with just one league win thus far.