Sunderland will players will look a little different in their Championship match with Hull City at the Stadium of Light next month. The club have confirmed they will be wearing red shorts instead of their traditional black in a bid to raise money for their charitable arm, the Foundation of Light.
Tony Mowbray's play-off hopefuls take on Hull City on Wearside on Good Friday in front of the television cameras, and the Black Cats are using the occasion to raise money for the Small Change Big Difference campaign, and showcase the work done by the charity, who help struggling families in the area.
According to studies, the North East has the highest rate of child poverty in the UK, while 40 percent of the city's residents are said to live in relative poverty, and the work Sunderland's charitable group do helps those families impacting, especially given the cost of living crisis engulfing the country.
