“you couldn’t give a team talk on the pitch today, like i did – but you have to think outside the box”

The 27-year-old English coach has already enjoyed a unique career. Here, he talks about his journey thus far and future aspirations…

Rarely have two points been such cause for celebration. Come the end of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign, that was all that would separate Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland, in 17th, from relegated rivals

After joining the club as a schoolboy, John Terry rose to become one of Chelsea’s most iconic players and captains. Gianluca Vialli gave him his debut in 1998 but his breakthrough came in 2000-01, whe

You recently arranged for Sunderland to be the opponents for your Hearts testimonial – how do you look back on your time at the Stadium of Light? To stay in the Premier League the entire time I was th

What was the first game that you ever attended? August 1971, I was five, against Stoke at Highbury. We lost 1–0. I just remember a strange smell and having never seen so many people in my life. I real

Billy Sharp bagged his sixth promotion in 21 years as a professional at the end of last season – then promptly signed a new contract at Doncaster Rovers to extend his career into his 40s. “I thought a