FIFA World Cup 2026 Will Not Be The Last For Sunderland Veteran: Does It Serve The Club Well?
The 2025–26 season marks Sunderland‘s first campaign back in the Premier League since 2016–17, and Régis Le Bris has silently built something worth watching at the Stadium of Light. The Black C...
FIFA World Cup 2026 Will Not Be The Last For Sunderland Veteran: Does It Serve The Club Well? The 2025–26 season marks Sunderland ‘s first campaign back in the Premier League since 2016–17, and Régis Le Bris has silently built something worth watching at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have won three of their last five matches, scoring four goals and conceding just three during that period, a defensive average of 0.
6 goals per game. That run includes a good 2-1 win at Newcastle United on March 22 and a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on April 12, results that have brought a new sense of belief to Wearside. Sunderland now head to Aston Villa on April 19, carrying genuine momentum into a demanding run-in.
Right at the heart of this resurgence is a captain who clearly has no intention of slowing down or moving on. Yakin makes it clear: Xhaka’s Switzerland story is far from over Granit Xhaka signed for Sunderland on 30 July 2025 on a three-year deal for a reported initial fee of £13 million, before being immediately named captain by Régis Le Bris ahead of the new season. His performances quickly turned hogged headlines beyond Wearside.
Sport Witness reported last November that Juventus had contacted his camp, though the Serie A giants soon realised the 33-year-old was fully committed to his role at the Stadium of Light. Now, Switzerland manager Murat Yakin has addressed the talk around Xhaka’s international future directly, telling Blue Win: “No, absolutely not. I can’t imagine that.