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First, theSunderlandviewpoint, fromJonathan Wilson… The first thing you see when you pull intoSunderlandstation is the city crest and beneath it the mottoNil desperandum, auspice deo– ‘Don’t despair, trust in God’.

In a city as crowded and polluted as modern day Cairo it is easy to lose any sensation that you are in the midst of the world’s oldest civilisation. Cairo

“I’m gonna get hammered by the lads when they see this. They probably think I’m mad but I like conversing with people in their own languages. Life is a learning

On a damp Saturday night, 80,000 expectant fans flock to the leafy, well-heeled western outskirts of Milan, Italy’s football and fashion capital. From the outside, the three-tiered San Siro stadium

Richard Savage knew he would never make Sheffield United’s first team the morning, over a quarter of a century ago,that he made his debut for United’s reserves. He played centre-forward

Were you party to any madness in your time at Millwall (1984-86)?Matthew Payne, CinderfordI came down to Millwall with Lincoln City once and bashed the hell out of their defence,

BornTooting, London, 06/02/84 Team supportedArsenal. I’ve always been a striker and Ian Wright is one of my big heroes so I enjoyed going to watch him. ClubsJust Ipswich. When I

Full nameShaun Richard Maloney. Born24/1/83, in Malaysia but I was raised in Aberdeen. NicknameThey call me Pan – apparently it’s after some player who played in the ’80s for Newcastle

Denilson de Oliveira is used to compromising situations. When the Brazilian moved from Sao Paulo toReal Betisin 1998, the £21m transfer fee was hefty enough to make him the most

Full nameKevin Anthony Jance Nolan (my great-granddad was Dutch) Date of birth24/6/82 Place of birthLiverpool NicknameNobby. I don’t know why, but we were in Denmark a couple of years ago