0:00:06 > 0:00:08Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10The sound of the ocean lapping at the shoreline,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13a faint whiff of fish and chips on a bracing breeze but
0:00:13 > 0:00:15this is no ordinary seaside town.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20This is a proud footballing city, a beacon of light swathed in red and
0:00:20 > 0:00:24white.
0:00:25 > 0:00:34The sun is out in Sunderland and this is the Stadium of Light!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Welcome to Wearside, a place bursting with footballing pedigree,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40passionate fans and some of the most talented youngsters in the land.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Isn't that right?
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Yeah!
0:00:43 > 0:00:44That's what I thought.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48This is a Kickabout Sunderland special.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Let's give it singalong.
0:00:50 > 0:00:59THEY SING MATCH OF THE DAY THEME TUNE.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Yes, there's loads to look forward to in our special
0:01:13 > 0:01:16including incredible stories from this fantastic footballing city
0:01:16 > 0:01:19bus of course goals galore.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21We're here at Sunderland's Foundation of Light
0:01:21 > 0:01:24soccer school where I hear there are some silky skills on offer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Is that right?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Yes!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31One man putting us through our pieces is also one of
0:01:31 > 0:01:36the world's top football freestylers.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38It's John Farmworth, everyone!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I wish I could do that.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Good to see you.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45What are we focusing on today?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Today we're focusing on goal-scoring.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49There's been so many great strikers that
0:01:49 > 0:01:52have come from this place so we're going to focus on scoring lots of
0:01:52 > 0:01:56goals.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Now when, Jermain Defoe, so we're going to channel that and score
0:01:59 > 0:02:00as many goals as possible.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I cannot wait to see that.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Who doesn't love a good goal?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06These next two certainly do, they are super fans and there
0:02:06 > 0:02:08are about to tell us what it means to be
0:02:08 > 0:02:10from this brilliant city and
0:02:10 > 0:02:19why once you're from here, it's always in your blood.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I'm Rose.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I'm James, welcome to the Stadium of Light.
0:02:25 > 0:02:33The home of Sunderland Football Club.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Sunderland have a great history.
0:02:35 > 0:02:42We've won the league six times and the FA Cup twice.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44The last time we won the cup was 1973.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Sorry, Ben, but we beat Leeds United 1-0 and we were in the second
0:02:48 > 0:02:51division at the time.
0:02:51 > 0:03:01This is the manager who led the lads to that victory.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10The stadium was first opened in 1997.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It was built on the site of the last coal mine in
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Sunderland.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18It's called the Stadium of Light to remember all those who
0:03:18 > 0:03:24worked hard down the pits and came to the light to watch their team.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Our old ground was our home for 99 years.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32It's now a housing estate but football has
0:03:32 > 0:03:40not been forgotten.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Would you like to live on Promotion Close?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Our nickname is the Black Cats because years ago
0:03:44 > 0:03:45a black cat lived at the
0:03:45 > 0:03:48ground and the players looked after it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49My all-time favourite player is Jermain
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Defoe because he scores lots of goals like me
0:03:51 > 0:03:57and plays in my favourite position.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59My all-time favourite player is Jordan Pickford because he's a
0:03:59 > 0:04:08great goalkeeper.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13We love Sunderland and we're the lads!
0:04:13 > 0:04:21Great stuff, thank you so much.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24This lot look like they're having a great time, don't
0:04:24 > 0:04:26they?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Let's see how John is getting on.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34The ball is going to come in, you're going to try and hit the target so
0:04:34 > 0:04:35remember, just relax.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Composure, and strike the ball little better.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41You want me to have a practice and then
0:04:41 > 0:04:43we will leave you to it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Let's go.
0:04:47 > 0:04:57Oh!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01You don't have to take it first time.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Just relax, get your touch and strike the ball, the
0:05:05 > 0:05:10cleaner, the better.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Keep your head up.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Don't worry.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Can he score?
0:05:18 > 0:05:28Well done, buddy, that's awesome.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Sunderland have won it!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59He has a go.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02He scores.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Super strike into the corner.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08A lovely turn, it's a super goal!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11How about that on your home debut and how about that for a
0:06:11 > 0:06:17celebration?
0:06:17 > 0:06:24What a wonderful ball that was.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Great shot, great ball.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Murphy with it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:38He scores an absolute cracker.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Sunderland lead at Old Trafford.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Six minutes gone.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Jermain Defoe got there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This is a chance potentially and he has taken it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54With virtually the last kick of the first half.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Jermain Defoe scores for West Ham United.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Jermain Defoe levels for Spurs.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Jermain Defoe's 100th in the Premier League.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Congratulations.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13150 goals in the Premier League.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15What was the overriding emotion when that ball hit
0:07:15 > 0:07:17the back of the net?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19It happened so quickly.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I was so focused and pumped before the game because I
0:07:22 > 0:07:25wanted to do it but at the same time, it didn't want to think about
0:07:25 > 0:07:26it too much.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I just wanted to enjoy the game.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31The chance just came.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34The ball came to me and once I got the
0:07:34 > 0:07:35yard, I just knew.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It was an unbelievable feeling and I wanted to
0:07:38 > 0:07:43do it at home at the Stadium of Light, so even more special.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45It's all about the goal.
0:07:45 > 0:07:4813 behind Robbie Fowler, 25 behind Thierry Henry, have
0:07:48 > 0:07:49you thought about that?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50It's like an incentive.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I've always had the list up at home on a piece of paper, or
0:07:54 > 0:07:56stuck up at the gym.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Since I've done the 150, I feel like a little kid.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I look at the list and see my name.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The likes of Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer at the top,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12just to be a part of it, it's crazy.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Sometimes I remember scoring goals
0:08:14 > 0:08:16in the school playground and
0:08:16 > 0:08:21emulating all these players you see on TV, just hoping you score just
0:08:21 > 0:08:23the one goal in a Premier League.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25To score 150 is special.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29What is your favourite goal?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33My best goal was probably the volley against Newcastle.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's Jermain Defoe!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Oh, my goodness me, what a goal!
0:08:38 > 0:08:42My favourite goal was the fifth against Wigan.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46It's a fifth goal for Jermain Defoe.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49To score five goals in a Premier League
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and I did it in one half, it was a brilliant moment.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Cracking stuff.
0:08:58 > 0:09:06Here are a couple of our own hotshot strikers to show us around the city.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09I'm Ryan.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10I'm Liam.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'm Joe.
0:09:12 > 0:09:20This is our city.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23If you wanted to visit Sunderland, I would bring you
0:09:23 > 0:09:30here to the beach.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I would take you to the Stadium of Light.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Good strike.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Excellent finish.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44Richardson with a cracking finish.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I would take you to the monument which is on the
0:09:46 > 0:09:53Sunderland badge.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56In the past lots of people have made chips here in
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Sunderland.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05Now lots of people build cars here in Sunderland.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Great to explore a bit more about Sunderland.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15Exploring round here, look what I found.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16It's foot-darts.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Pretty good, isn't it?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I feel a challenge coming on.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Me versus thee.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24What do you think, best of three, closest to the
0:10:24 > 0:10:27bullseye wins?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Absolutely, challenge on.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32First one.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Does that count?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36It should do.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I don't think so.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41It has to stay on, Ben.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42It has to stay on.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Hit it hard, they said.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48It will stick, they said.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Oh.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Oh, come on.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Be gone with you!
0:11:03 > 0:11:13You win, I lose.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Let's see some professionals do it, shall we?
0:12:01 > 0:12:10That's it, isn't it?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I imagine not many people turn up and say, this is an adventure,
0:12:15 > 0:12:20but for you, it's just the next stage in a remarkable career.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's about giving something back to football.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Obviously football gave me a lot in the last 15 or 20 years.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I still love playing football.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32It's incredible.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38All of a sudden, one day out trots Julio Arca.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40What are the players thinking?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41They were quite surprised.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Did they think it was a setup?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47They looked at me in a funny way.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It's a different world obviously from playing professional.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We're stood in front of the goal in which you
0:12:53 > 0:12:55scored on your debut.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57It wasn't the prettiest goal that you have ever
0:12:57 > 0:12:59scored?
0:12:59 > 0:13:03It was very scrappy.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07You've ended up in the North East, did you ever think when
0:13:07 > 0:13:10you started 15 years ago for Sunderland that you would still be
0:13:10 > 0:13:12here now?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15To be perfectly honest, no!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You've played against Manchester United and you've played against
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Brandon United and pretty much everyone in between as well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24What do you think the main thing that you've
0:13:24 > 0:13:26taken from football has been?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28It takes a while to be a footballer.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30You need to be consistent, you need to
0:13:30 > 0:13:32make sacrifices in life.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I had to leave my home and move to England but
0:13:36 > 0:13:42it's about how much you want it and how much you love football.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That's almost full time for us.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47We've had a fantastic day.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Thanks to everyone at Sunderland's Foundation of Light.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52We'll leave you with a bit more from this brilliant city
0:13:52 > 0:13:54but for now, see you.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Bye!