On this day in 2015, Fabio Borini returned to Wearside on a permanent deal from Liverpool after a successful loan spell during the 2013/14 campaign. Borini started his footballing career in the Bologna youth setup, where he spent a few years, before signing for Chelsea. After a few years in the Chelsea development teams he was sent on loan to Brendan Rodgers’ Swansea City in 2011. He joined halfway through the season as the Swans were making a push for promotion in the Championship. He only...

On this day in 1961, legendary striker and coach Brian Clough joined Sunderland from Middlesbrough for a fee of £40,000. Sadly, he passed away in 2004 at the age of 69. Clough started his career at his hometown club, Middlesbrough. The Englishman must have gotten sick of celebrating after how many times he put the ball in the back of the net. He scored goals for fun while at Middlesbrough, averaging a goal almost every game with a staggering 204 goals in 222 games. He was never short of...

On this day in 1985, former Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Larsson played over 200 times for the Lads between 2011 and 2017. Seb started his professional career at Arsenal at the age of 16, signing a four year contract. He made his Premier League debut in February 2006. Weirdly, he was mainly played as a defender under Arsene Wenger. Whilst at Arsenal he went on loan to the Championship with Birmingham City, played further up the pitch with success,...