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English Soccer Tour: Game Day in Sunderland
My English soccer tour has always been mostly about people. And in this post from my 2014 visit to Sunderland, the people — certainly not the game — were the main redeeming feature of the trip! (Note: This post was … Continue reading
Premier League Game Day: Leicester City at Stoke
Note: This post is from 2014, when Stoke City were stable in the Premier League and Leicester City were new there, and hasn’t been updated much. Both Stoke and Leicester are now in the Championship, though. The thing about watching … Continue reading
2014 FA Cup Road Trip: Fulham at Sheffield United
In this post from 2014, I describe my first-ever away day in English soccer, when I followed Fulham, my adopted English team, to Sheffield United in the FA Cup. At the time, United were in League One, and Fulham were … Continue reading
Sunderland’s Big Day at Stamford Bridge
Here is another post from my early days, an April 2014 trip to see Sunderland play at Chelsea. Sunderland were then in the Premier League, but just barely, and Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho hadn’t lost in about 70 home games. … Continue reading
