Sunderland opening up Stadium of Light to shelter the homeless this weekend

By Seb Stafford-Bloor
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The Black Cats may be struggling on the pitch, but off it they're making sure they look after their own during the big British freeze

Sunderland haven't featured in many good news stories lately, but they deserve to here.

The recent cold snap in the United Kingdom has been tough on everyone, but most of all on the large homeless population - particularly in the north of England.

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Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.