Six confirmed.The next tournament takes place at Washington Galleries Leisure Centre on 17th March 2026 starting at 7pm and finishing…
Sassco v Sassco at the Stadium of Light – 28th May 2026
Sassco v Sassco at the Stadium of Light – 28th
Kick off before breakfast at 9am.We’ve done it, we managed to get enough for a daytime game, albeit a 9:00am…
A win and a defeat in 9-a-side
A win and a defeat in 9-a-side
Another competitive game v MADAS ended in a opening win for Sassco, while MADAS comfortable won the second game.After the…
Austria squad building up.
Austria squad building up.
Seven confirmed, with another two to be confirmed.The squad is taking shape for Austria, where we’ll be playing two 7-a-side…
Defeat rounds off 2025.
Defeat rounds off 2025.
Old stars were too old.We had a full team and all 11 turned up for the 9-a-side against a strong…
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
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*The domain nycosmos.co.uk redirects to this page – as someone interested in the history of the team, I decided to take up the domain. To visit the current (recently relaunched) team…
Read more: Switzerland Tour 2016 football shirt.Switzerland Tour 2016 football shirt.
Workwear Express will be supplying the Switzerland Tour 2016 jersey. The shirt (along with a black long sleeve version for the goalkeeper) will be worn by the six players travelling to Geneva…
Read more: McDermont Disaster!McDermont Disaster!
Confidence was sky high, but then Dixon announced he was unavailable, which meant McDermont hopped on board, alongside He Who Can’t Be Named, which meant it was a geriatric forward duo,…
Read more: Switzerland Tour 2016 venuesSwitzerland Tour 2016 venues
The map below shows the venues to be used in Switzerland. The game against FC Semailles Futsal will be taking place on the 5th June on the Stade De Fraisiers grass pitch. Thanks…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 6 Northumbria University OTC 1.Sassco.co.uk 6 Northumbria University OTC 1.
Safe to say that this was a remarkable result in Sassco’s modern nomadic lifestyle. The team, since 2010, have cobbled together teams to play opponents (mainly Sunderland Deaf FC) and this…
Read more: Iceland in 2017Iceland in 2017
We’re heading to Iceland in 2017. It’s early days, but as the Switzerland Tour is all but arranged, pre-planning means that we’re heading to Iceland in September/October 2017 with flights from…
- Read more: Swiss test at North Lodge.
Swiss test at North Lodge.
The team in one of the worst photos ever taken and placed on a Sassco site (by Paul McConville) Despite the posh surroundings, the teams made their journeys from the four…
- Read more: Wayne Greenwell: My point of view – Being diagnosed and treated for Cancer.
Wayne Greenwell: My point of view – Being diagnosed and treated for Cancer.
“Nothing is impossible, you just haven’t done it yet. Dreams are hard to achieve, otherwise they wouldn’t be a dream. In the darkest of hours when all seems hopeless, that’s when…
- Read more: Baxter is lucky 13.
Baxter is lucky 13.
Despite thinking that he deserves a full 90 minutes and extra time and corner kicks and free-kicks and pre-match pies, Mike “Max Factor Baxter” Barker has signed up for the SAFC…
- Read more: Eat like a (proper) footballer.
Eat like a (proper) footballer.
So, our usual pre-match meal would be a fry up, or even being late for a game at Silksworth, due to Fatty wanting a McDonald’s. But as we’re spending around £120…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 5 Sunderland Deaf FC 2.Sassco.co.uk 5 Sunderland Deaf FC 2.
McDermont’s 35 yard “screamer”. Our bi- or tri-annual game against Sunderland AFC’s Deaf team took place at Chester-Le-Street, and shockingly, we had more than a full turn out. A total of…
- Read more: Workwear Express to sponsor the Stadium of Light game.
Workwear Express to sponsor the Stadium of Light game.
Pleased to announce that Workwear Express are now providing the tops for the game at the Stadium of Light on the 9th June. The company have provided the uniform and kit for the every…
Read more: Game v Sunderland Deaf FC in the New YearGame v Sunderland Deaf FC in the New Year
Sassco will be roaring back into action in the New Year. Our regular game against Sunderland DFC is arranged and will take place at 2pm on the 3rd January 2016. The venue…
Read more: Hembrough – Cresswell partnership renewed.Hembrough – Cresswell partnership renewed.
Delighted to announce that the attack pairing for the forthcoming game at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light will be Scott Hembrough and Mark Cresswell. The game takes place Thursday 9th June, 7:00pm…
- Read more: Sassco footballs
Sassco footballs
Since the early 2000’s, Sassco have designed and produced their own custom footballs, These were used in the Wearside Combination Football League played in Sunderland, as well as the 6-a-side league…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk @ Sunderland Stadium of Light
Sassco.co.uk @ Sunderland Stadium of Light
Sassco are looking to play at their most ambitious venue yet. After the warm climes of the Victor Tedesco Stadium in Malta, the balmy FC Ferreiras Stadium in Portugal and various…
- Read more: Mike “Max Baxter” Barker signs up as Number 6.
Mike “Max Baxter” Barker signs up as Number 6.
Delighted to see after much “humming” and “haaaing”, that Mike Barker, goal scorer extraordinaire and Dave Gourlay’s nemesis, is on board to make the squad a perfect 6. The squad is…
- Read more: YouTube TV Channel
YouTube TV Channel
Smile! You’re on camera. The various videos from the 6-a-side, 11-a-side and overseas tour documentaries and footage are all now located on our YouTube page and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE! The majority…
- Read more: Soccer in New York, a brief history.
Soccer in New York, a brief history.
With Sassco from Sunderland and proud supporters of Sunderland AFC recently completing a very successful USA soccer tour in New York, it’s interesting to sketch over a brief history of soccer…
- Read more: FC Semailles v Sassco.co.uk in Geneva, Switzerland.
FC Semailles v Sassco.co.uk in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delighted to make contact with a predominantly Futsal team in Geneva. The team, FC Semailles, will be hosting us (thanks to their manager, Adolfo Domingues). The game, set for Sunday 5th…
